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掩えん蔽ぺい壕ごう

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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.