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特定秘密保護法 (tokuteihimitsuhogohou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

特とく定てい秘ひ密みつ保ほ護ご法ほう

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Meanings

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Act on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets; Secret Information Protection Act

Official name of a Japanese law enacted in 2013. Used in legal, political, and news contexts.

特とく定てい秘ひ密みつ保ほ護ご法ほうは2014年にせんじゅうに

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The Act on the Protection of Specially Designated Secrets came into effect in 2014.

特とく定てい秘ひ密みつ保ほ護ご法ほうに基もとづき、情じょう報ほうが指し定ていされる。

Information is designated under the Secret Information Protection Act.

Kanji

特special
定determine, fix, establish
秘secret, conceal
密secrecy, density (pop), minuteness
保protect, guarantee, keep
護safeguard, protect
法method, law, rule

Etymology

Compound of 特定 (tokutei, 'specified'), 秘密 (himitsu, 'secret'), 保護 (hogo, 'protection'), and 法 (hō, 'law'). The name is a direct description of the law's purpose.