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    3. 防衛

    防衛

    防ぼう衛えい

    defense

    N1KMT2News #1+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveMilitaryKanji Vocab23 strokes

    ぼうえい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    defense, defence, protection

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    国くにの防ぼう衛えいは重じゅう要ようです。

    National defense is important.

    KMT2MilitaryPolitics & Law
    彼かれは自じ国こくの防ぼう衛えいのために戦はたたかった。

    He fought for the defense of his own country.

    KMT2MilitaryPolitics & Law
    防ぼう衛えい費ひが増ぞう加かしています。

    Defense spending is increasing.

    KMT3MilitaryPolitics & Law
    その国くには、自じ衛えいのための防ぼう衛えい力りょくを強きょう化かしている。

    That country is strengthening its defense capabilities for self-defense.

    KMT4MilitaryPolitics & Law
    サイバー攻こう撃げきからの情じょう報ほう防ぼう衛えいは、現げん代だい社しゃ会かいの喫きっ緊きんの課か題だいだ。

    Information defense against cyber attacks is an urgent issue in modern society.

    KMT6MilitaryTechnologyPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    防
    ふせ.ぐ…(4)
    ward off・defend・protect・resist
    衛
    defense・protection
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