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擁護者 (ようごしゃ, yougosha) Japanese meaning: advocate | Kotomora

擁よう護ご者しゃ

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Meanings

1

advocate; defender; champion; backer

Refers to a person who actively supports, defends, or speaks for a person, cause, or idea.

彼かれは環かん境きょう保ほ護ごの擁よう護ご者しゃとし

Kanji

擁hug, embrace, possess
護safeguard, protect
者someone, person

Related words

支し持じ者しゃ
支持者 is a more general 'supporter', while 擁護者 implies active defense or advocacy, often in a public or principled context.

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He is known as an advocate for environmental protection.

その政せい治じ家かは人じん権けんの擁よう護ご者しゃを自じ認にんしている。

The politician considers himself a defender of human rights.

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Etymology

Compound of 擁護 (ようご, 'protection, advocacy') + 者 (しゃ, 'person').