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自己防衛 (じこぼうえい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

自じ己こ防ぼう衛えい

じ

こ

ぼ

う

え

い

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to protecting oneself from harm, often used in legal, psychological, or everyday contexts.

彼かれは自じ己こ防ぼう衛えいのために空から手てを習ならい始はじめた。
He started learning karate for self-defense.
自じ己こ防ぼう衛えいの権

けん

利り

は

法ほう

律りつ

で

認みと

め

られ

て

いる

。

The right to self-defense is recognized by law.

Kanji

自oneself
己self
防ward off, defend, protect
衛defense, protection

Similar words

正せい当とう防ぼう衛えい
正当防衛 is a legal term for legitimate self-defense, while 自己防衛 is a broader, everyday term for protecting oneself.

Etymology

Compound of 自己 (self) and 防衛 (defense).