擁よう護ご
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Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Transitive verb
1. protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ようご
Used in vocabulary
人じん権けん擁よう護ご
protection of human rights
Noun
擁よう護ご論ろん
championship; defense (e.g. of a position in debate); apologetics
Noun
擁よう護ご者しゃ
advocate; defender; champion; backer
Noun
Examples14
We are entrusted with the protection of children's rights.
He defends suicide on the grounds that one's self-dignity is more important.
We must fight for our democracy.
That candidate stands for free trade.
His speech was an effective apology for the Government's policies.
She is a strenuous supporter of women's rights.