Illustration: During practice in a small Japanese boxing gym, a boxer braces behind tightly raised gloves as a partner's padded punch meets the guard. The defender's elbows protect the ribs, chin tucked safely behind the forearms, with no counterpunch underway.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

防ぼう御ぎょ

bougyo

to defend, to protect

Example sentences

  1. その市しの防御ぼうぎょは堅固けんごだ。

    The defenses of the city are strong.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 発熱はつねつは体からだの防御ぼうぎょ反応はんのうの一ひとつだ。

    Fever is one of the body’s defence mechanisms.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 敵てきの防御ぼうぎょは強力きょうりょくだったが我々われわれは突破とっぱしようと試こころみた。

    Though the enemy’s defenses were strong, we tried to break through.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 防御

  • 防prevent; protectOnボウKunふせぐ
  • 御honorable; governOnギョ・ゴKunおん-・お-・み-

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