防ぼう御ぎょ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. defense; defence; safeguard; protection
It is only attacking, not defending at all.
Kanji used
prevent
honorable
Pitch accent
ぼ
うぎょ
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Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
earned run average; ERA
attack as a form of defense; attacking (active) defense
Examples (24 in total)
They are surely fortifying their defenses firmly.
It is only attacking, not defending at all.
Attack is the best form of defense.
If you defend once, you can counterattack.
It is a stance that shifts from defense to attack.
The most effective defense is offense.
What is being defended is only the front.
The defenses of the city are strong.
They try to defend against it using defensive magic.
It's a strange method of defense, hurting yourself too.
"Offense is the best defense" - that's well said.
I immediately got into a defensive posture.
Fever is one of the body's defence mechanisms.
It has a weird name, but its defense is high!
The threat increases; a defence that doesn't evolve is meaningless.
They dodge each other's attacks, block, and counter.
Though the enemy's defenses were strong, we tried to break through.
Automatically evades or defends against attacks from enemies.
Birds, for instance, have a special protective device.
Even if we continue to defend like this, there is a possibility that we will eventually be breached.
So far, there was no sign that any defense mechanism was activating.
Although the fabric is thin, its direct defensive power is quite considerable.
That defensive technique is extremely refined and without waste.
Nature provides other forms of protection against environmental dangers.