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What does 国防 (こくぼう, kokubou) mean?

国防 (こくぼう, kokubou) means national defense.

Quick facts
Readingこくぼう
Romajikokubou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
こくぼう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkokubou

national defense

  1. 1noun national defence; national defense

Example sentences

  • The Minister of Defense spoke at the meeting.

  • The budget was increased for national defense.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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