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    3. 防御

    防御

    防ぼう御ぎょ

    defense

    KMT5News #7+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveMilitaryKanji Vocab19 strokes

    防禦

    ぼうぎょ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    defense, defence, safeguard, protection

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    敵てきの攻こう撃げきから防ぼう御ぎょする。

    To defend against enemy attacks.

    KMT4Military
    その城しろは強きょう力りょくな防ぼう御ぎょシステムを持もっていた。

    That castle had a strong defense system.

    KMT5MilitaryHistory
    国こっ境きょうの防ぼう御ぎょを強きょう化かする必ひつ要ようがある。

    It is necessary to strengthen border defenses.

    KMT5MilitaryPolitics & Law
    チームは完かん璧ぺきな防ぼう御ぎょで相あい手ての攻こう撃げきをしのいだ。

    The team withstood the opponent's attack with perfect defense.

    KMT6Sports & Martial Arts
    コンピュータウイルスからシステムを防ぼう御ぎょするソフトウェアを導どう入にゅうした。

    We introduced software to protect the system from computer viruses.

    KMT6Technology

    Kanji that make up this word

    防
    ふせ.ぐ…(4)
    ward off・defend・protect・resist
    御
    おん-・お-・み-…(3)
    honorable・manipulate・govern
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