JLPT N1 · Noun

国防 (kokubou)

国防 (こくぼう, kokubou) is a Japanese noun meaning “national defence; national defense”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こくぼう
Romaji: kokubou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

national defence; national defense · noun

Example sentences

国防のため大きな額が計上された。

A considerable amount of money was appropriated for the national defense.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 国防

国

countryコク・くに · 8 strokes

防

ward off, defend, protectボウ・ふせ.ぐ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 国防.

国くにcountry外国がいこくforeign country外国人がいこくじんforeigner国際こくさいinternational国語こくごnational language国籍こくせきnationality国民こくみんpeople (of a country)国家こっかstate国会こっかいNational Diet国境こっきょうborder (between countries)全国ぜんこくthe whole country国王こくおうking国立こくりつnational国産こくさんdomestically produced

Source: JMdict entry 1287030 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.