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自然保護 (しぜんほご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

自し然ぜん保ほ護ご

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ぜ

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ほ

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Meanings

1

noun

nature conservation; environmental protection

Refers to the protection and preservation of natural environments, ecosystems, and wildlife.

この地ち域いきでは自し然ぜん保ほ護ごの活かつ動どうが盛さかんです。
Nature conservation activities are thriving in this area.
自し然ぜん保ほ護ごのために、ゴミの

持も

ち

帰かえ

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を

お

願ねが

い

し

ます

。

Please take your trash home for the sake of nature conservation.

Kanji

自oneself
然sort of thing, so, if so
保protect, guarantee, keep
護safeguard, protect

Similar words

環かん境きょう保ほ護ご
環境保護 is broader, covering the protection of the overall environment including urban and industrial settings, while 自然保護 focuses specifically on natural environments and wildlife.

Etymology

Compound of 自然 (nature) and 保護 (protection). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern coinage reflecting the concept of nature conservation.