ぼうぎょ
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する)
1. defense; defence; safeguard; protection
Pitch accent
うぎょ
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
earned run average; ERA
defending forces
attack as a form of defense; attacking (active) defense
Examples (8 in total)
Attack is the best form of defense.
The most effective defense is offense.
The defenses of the city are strong.
Fever is one of the body's defence mechanisms.
The threat increases; a defence that doesn't evolve is meaningless.
Though the enemy's defenses were strong, we tried to break through.
Birds, for instance, have a special protective device.
Nature provides other forms of protection against environmental dangers.