Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 防御する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 防ぼう 御ぎょ する 防ぼう 御ぎょ しない Polite 防ぼう 御ぎょ します 防ぼう 御ぎょ しません Past polite 防ぼう 御ぎょ しました 防ぼう 御ぎょ しませんでした Past 防ぼう 御ぎょ した 防ぼう 御ぎょ しなかった Te-form 防ぼう 御ぎょ して 防ぼう 御ぎょ しないで Desire 防ぼう 御ぎょ したい 防ぼう 御ぎょ したくない Potential 防ぼう 御ぎょ できる 防ぼう 御ぎょ できない Passive 防ぼう 御ぎょ される 防ぼう 御ぎょ されない Causative 防ぼう 御ぎょ させる 防ぼう 御ぎょ させない Causative passive 防ぼう 御ぎょ させられる 防ぼう 御ぎょ させられない Volitional 防ぼう 御ぎょ しよう Polite volitional 防ぼう 御ぎょ しましょう Imperative 防ぼう 御ぎょ しろ 防ぼう 御ぎょ するな Conditional 防ぼう 御ぎょ すれば 防ぼう 御ぎょ しなければ Tara conditional 防ぼう 御ぎょ したら 防ぼう 御ぎょ しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 から 〈 人ひと 〉 を 防ぼう 御ぎょ する to defend someone/something against something
This wall defends the soldiers against enemy attacks.
防ぼう 御ぎょ を 固かた める to strengthen one's defense
The team strengthened their defense in the second half.
防ぼう 御ぎょ に 回まわ る to switch to a defensive stance
The team, now at a disadvantage, switched to playing defense.
Kanji 防 ward off, defend, protect 御 honorable, manipulate, govern Related words· 12 守備 is typically used for defensive play in sports (e.g. fielding), while 防御 is a broader term covering physical, military, and abstract protection.
防衛 is more formal and usually refers to national or personal self-defense, whereas 防御 is a general everyday term for guarding against harm.
防護 emphasizes physical shielding or protective gear against damage, while 防御 covers a wider range of defensive actions and concepts.
防御 is the common, formal word for defense used in military, sports, and technical contexts, while 防ぎ is a rarer, more literary noun emphasizing the act of warding something off.
Show 8 more Show fewer 防御 is a broad, general term for defense or protection (used in sports, illness, strategy, etc.), while 防戦 specifically means fighting defensively in an actual battle or contest.
防御 is the general term for defending or protecting against something, while 防備 stresses the state of being prepared or the preparations themselves.
防御 is a general term for defense or protection, while 守勢 specifically describes the posture or state of being forced onto the defensive in a conflict or competition.
防御 is a more technical or military term for defense, while 守り is the general, everyday word for protection.
防御 is the general word for defense or protection, whereas 受け身 emphasizes a reactive, forced-into-defense stance.
防御 is a native Japanese word for defense used in sports, games, and military contexts alike, whereas ディフェンス is a sports-specific loanword.
防御 is a formal, technical term for 'defense' used in military, legal, or gaming contexts, whereas ガード is more casual and typical of sports or everyday security talk.
防御する focuses on defending against an attack, often in military or sports contexts, whereas 守る applies to a much wider range of situations.
Opposites 攻撃 means to attack, the direct opposite of 防御 which means to defend or protect.
防御 means defense, the direct opposite of アタック 's offensive action in sports and games.
Don't confuse with 妨害 means to obstruct or interfere, while 防御 means to defend or protect; the two are easily confused because of their similar sound and shared kanji 防 .
防御 refers to physical or military defense against attack, while 弁護 refers to verbal or legal defense of a person in argument.
Word family defensive strength; defensive ability
earned run average; ERA
active defense; attack as defense
defending forces; defense unit
Written forms 防ぼう 御ぎょ Usage 94%
Standard modern spelling for defense/protection.
防ぼう 禦ぎょ Usage 6%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used older kanji form; 禦 is not a standard Jōyō kanji.
Etymology Compound of 防 (ぼう , 'prevent, defend') and 御 (ぎょ , 'control, protect'). The kanji 禦 is an older variant of 御 with a similar meaning, now rarely used.
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