よう
Meanings
Noun
1. protection; advocacy; support; defence; championship; vindication
Verb (する)
2. to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
Kanji used
hug
keep safe
Pitch accent
うご
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
advocate; defender; champion; backer
protection of human rights
championship; defense (e.g. of a position in debate); apologetics
Examples (7 in total)
Who defended Tom?
The patriots stood up for the rights of their nation.
We must always stand up for our rights.
We must fight for our democracy.
She is a strenuous supporter of women's rights.
We are entrusted with the protection of children's rights.
Apart from his parents, nobody would defend the suspect.