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掩蔽壕 (えんぺいごう, enpeigou) Japanese meaning: bunker | Kotomora

掩えん蔽ぺい壕ごう

え

ん

ぺ

い

ご

う

Meanings

1

bunker; covered trench; dugout

Military term for a protective shelter, often underground or covered, used for defense or protection from enemy fire.

兵へい士したちは掩えん蔽ぺい壕ごうに身みを隠

かく

し

た

。

The soldiers hid in the bunker.

Kanji

掩cover, conceal
蔽cover, shade, mantle
壕trench, dugout, air raid shelter

Related words

トーチカ
トーチカ is a loanword from Russian, referring specifically to a concrete pillbox or small fortified emplacement, while 掩蔽壕 is a broader term for any covered defensive trench or dugout.
塹ざん壕ごう
塹壕 is a general term for a trench, often open, while 掩蔽壕 specifically implies a covered or protected trench or bunker.

Built from

掩えん蔽ぺい+壕ごう

Etymology

Compound of 掩蔽 (えんぺい, 'cover, conceal') and 壕 (ごう, 'trench, dugout'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern military coinage.