用よう心じん棒ぼう

noun

bodyguard; bouncer; security guard

A person hired to protect someone or guard a place, often with a connotation of physical strength or intimidation. Can refer to a personal bodyguard, a club bouncer, or a hired guard.

• 社しゃ長ちょうにはいつも用よう心じん棒ぼうがついている。

  The company president always has a bodyguard with him.

• あの店みせの用よう心じん棒ぼうはとても強つよそうだ。

  The bouncer at that bar looks really tough.

noun

door bar; bolt

A physical bar or bolt used to secure a door or gate, preventing entry. This is a less common, more literal use of the word.

• 夜よるは門もんに用よう心じん棒ぼうをかける。

  At night, we put the bar across the gate.

noun

self-defense stick; pole for self-defense

Original meaning: a stick or pole carried for self-defense. Now largely historical; the modern word is almost always used for a person (sense 1).

• 昔むかしの旅たび人びとは用よう心じん棒ぼうを手てにして歩あるいた。

  Travelers in the old days walked with a self-defense stick in hand.