漢字道KANJIDO

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カン
Kun
ふせ.ぐ
Meaning
to defend

Origin

ORIGIN

Hand 扌 with 旱 as phonetic: to fend off and guard.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 捍衛かんえい

    defence

  • 防衛ぼうえい

    defence

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

国境を捍衛する任にあたった。

They took on the task of defending the border.

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