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辺防 (へんぼう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

辺へん防ぼう

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う

Meanings

1

noun

frontier defense; border defense

Refers to military defense of national borders or frontiers. A somewhat formal or technical term.

辺へん防ぼうの強きょう化かが議ぎ論ろんされた。
Strengthening of frontier defenses was discussed.
その地ち域いきの辺へん防ぼうは手て薄うすだった。
The frontier defenses in that area were weak.

Kanji

辺environs, boundary, border
防ward off, defend, protect

Similar words

国こく防ぼう
国防 is the general term for 'national defense', while 辺防 specifically refers to defense of borders or frontiers.
防ぼう衛えい
防衛 is a broader term for 'defense' or 'protection', not limited to borders.

Etymology

Compound of 辺 (へん, 'border, frontier') and 防 (ぼう, 'defense'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.