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プロテクター (purotekutaa) Japanese meaning: protector | Kotomora

プロテクター

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Meanings

1

protector; guard

Sports protective gear, such as a chest protector, shin guard, or mouthguard.

野や球きゅうのキャッチャーは

胸むね

に

プロテクター

を

着つ

ける

。

A baseball catcher wears a chest protector.

サッカーではすね当あてのプロテクターが義ぎ務む付づけられている。

In soccer, shin guards are mandatory.

Related words

防ぼう具ぐ
プロテクター is a loanword typically used for modern sports protective pads, whereas 防具 is the general native term that also covers traditional martial-arts equipment like kendo armor.

Word family

イヤプロテクター
ear protector
カードプロテクター
card protector
チェストプロテクター
chest protector
チェックプロテクター
check protector

Etymology

Loanword from English 'protector'.