防ぼう衛えい省しょうMeaningsNoun1. Ministry of DefenseKanji used防prevent衛defend省cut down and focusComposed of防ぼう衛えいdefense; defence; protectionNoun省しょうministry; department; province (of China); saving; conservingNounExamples1防ぼう衛えい庁ちょうが防ぼう衛えい省しょうに格かく上あげされたのはなぜですか？Why was the Japan Defense Agency upgraded to the Japanese Ministry of Defense?