ぼう
防
ぎょ
御

noun, takes する, transitive verb, takes genitive case の

  1. defense, safeguard, protection.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぼう
防
ぎょ
御
 防御 ぼうぎょ ✔
ぼう
防
ぎょ
禦
 防禦 ぼうぎょ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ward off, defend, protect
ボウ　ほう　ふせ.ぐ (5th, N2)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
honorable, manipulate, govern
ギョ　お-　ゴ (7th, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
wholesale
おろし　おろ.す　シャ (8th, N1)
jar radical(缶) variant
noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM
ゴ　うま (2nd, N5)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ　ショウ　ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)