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    3. 死守

    死守

    死し守しゅ

    defending to the last

    KMT9News #28+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveMilitaryKanji Vocab12 strokes

    ししゅ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    defending to the last, desperate defence, stubborn defence

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    兵へい士したちは陣じん地ちを死し守しゅした。

    The soldiers defended their position to the last.

    KMT7Military
    彼かれらは、どんな犠ぎ牲せいを払はらってでもこの要よう塞さいを死し守しゅすると誓ちかった。

    They vowed to defend this fortress to the last, no matter the cost.

    KMT9Military
    最さい後ごの兵へい士しが倒たおれるまで、彼かれらは国こっ境きょう線せんを死し守しゅし続つづけた。

    They continued to defend the border line to the last, until the last soldier fell.

    KMT9Military
    監かん督とくは、リーグ優ゆう勝しょうの望のぞみを死し守しゅするため、選せん手しゅたちに奮ふん起きを促うながした。

    The coach urged the players to rally in order to desperately defend their hope of winning the league championship.

    KMT9Sports & Martial Arts
    会かい社しゃは、市し場じょうシェアを死し守しゅするため、大だい規き模ぼなプロモーション戦せん略りゃくを展てん開かいした。

    The company launched a large-scale promotion strategy to desperately defend its market share.

    KMT10Business & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    死
    し.ぬ・し.に-…(1)
    death・die
    守
    まも.る・まも.り・もり・-もり・かみ…(6)
    guard・protect・defend・obey
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