防衛

See also: 防卫 and 防衞

Chinese

		to protect; to defend; to guard (against)	to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname
trad. (防衛/防衞)		防	衛/衞
simp. (防卫)		防	卫

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fángwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄤˊ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fong⁴ wai⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fòng-ví
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hông-ōe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fángwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˊ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fángwèi
  - Wade–Giles: fang²-wei⁴
  - Yale: fáng-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farngwey
  - Palladius: фанвэй (fanvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fong⁴ wai⁶
  - Yale: fòhng waih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fong⁴ wai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: fong⁴ wei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ²¹ wɐi̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fòng-ví
  - Hakka Romanization System: fong^ˇ vi^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fong² vi³
  - Sinological IPA: /foŋ¹¹ vi³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-ōe
  - Tâi-lô: hông-uē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hong'oe
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ue²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ue⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² ue²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ue³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ ue³³/

Verb

防衛

to defend; to safeguard

Synonyms

保衛 / 保卫 (bǎowèi)
呵護 / 呵护 (hēhù)
守 (shǒu)
守候 (shǒuhòu)
守衛 / 守卫 (shǒuwèi)
守護 / 守护 (shǒuhù)
張持 / 张持 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
戍衛 / 戍卫 (shùwèi)
捍衛 / 捍卫 (hànwèi)
看護 / 看护 (kānhù)
衛護 / 卫护 (wèihù)
護衛 / 护卫 (hùwèi)
防 (fáng) (literary, or in compounds)
防守 (fángshǒu)

Derived terms

正當防衛 / 正当防卫
自我防衛 / 自我防卫 (zìwǒ fángwèi)
防衛牆 / 防卫墙 (fángwèiqiáng)
防衛過當 / 防卫过当

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (防衛):

→ Japanese: 防(ぼう)衛(えい) (bōei)
→ Korean: 방위(防衛) (bang'wi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
防	衛
ぼう Grade: 5	えい Grade: 5
goon	kan'on

Alternative spelling
防衞 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぼーえー [bòóéé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [bo̞ːe̞ː]

Noun

防(ぼう)衛(えい) • (bōei) ^{←ばうゑい (bauwei)^?}

Derived terms

防(ぼう)衛(えい)医(い)療(りょう) (bōei iryō)
防(ぼう)衛(えい)関(かん)係(けい)費(ひ) (bōei kankeihi)
防(ぼう)衛(えい)機(き)制(せい) (bōei kisei)
防(ぼう)衛(えい)出(しゅつ)動(どう) (bōei shutsudō)
防(ぼう)衛(えい)省(しょう) (bōeishō)
防(ぼう)衛(えい)相(しょう) (bōeishō)
防(ぼう)衛(えい)大(だい)臣(じん) (bōei daijin)
防(ぼう)衛(えい)体(たい)力(りょく) (bōei tairyoku)
防(ぼう)衛(えい)駐(ちゅう)在(ざい)官(かん) (bōei chūzaikan)
防(ぼう)衛(えい)庁(ちょう) (bōeichō)
防(ぼう)衛(えい)費(ひ) (bōeihi)
過(か)剰(じょう)防(ぼう)衛(えい) (kajō bōei)
国(こく)土(ど)ミサイル防(ぼう)衛(えい) (kokudo misairu bōei)
生(せい)活(かつ)防(ぼう)衛(えい) (seikatsu bōei)
正(せい)当(とう)防(ぼう)衛(えい) (seitō bōei)
専(せん)守(しゅ)防(ぼう)衛(えい) (senshu bōei)
ミサイル防(ぼう)衛(えい) (misairu bōei)

Related terms

外(がい)防(ぼう) (gaibō)
自(じ)衛(えい) (jiei)

Verb

防(ぼう)衛(えい)する • (bōei suru) ^{←ばうゑい (bauwei)^?}transitive suru (stem 防(ぼう)衛(えい)し (bōei shi), past 防(ぼう)衛(えい)した (bōei shita))

to defend

Conjugation

Conjugation of "防衛する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	防衛し	ぼうえいし	bōei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	防衛し	ぼうえいし	bōei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	防衛する	ぼうえいする	bōei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	防衛する	ぼうえいする	bōei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	防衛すれ	ぼうえいすれ	bōei sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	防衛せよ¹ 防衛しろ²	ぼうえいせよ¹ ぼうえいしろ²	bōei seyo¹ bōei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	防衛される	ぼうえいされる	bōei sareru
Causative	防衛させる防衛さす	ぼうえいさせるぼうえいさす	bōei saseru bōei sasu
Potential	防衛できる	ぼうえいできる	bōei dekiru
Volitional	防衛しよう	ぼうえいしよう	bōei shiyō
Negative	防衛しない	ぼうえいしない	bōei shinai
Negative continuative	防衛せず	ぼうえいせず	bōei sezu
Formal	防衛します	ぼうえいします	bōei shimasu
Perfective	防衛した	ぼうえいした	bōei shita
Conjunctive	防衛して	ぼうえいして	bōei shite
Hypothetical conditional	防衛すれば	ぼうえいすれば	bōei sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“防衛”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
防	衛

Noun

防衛 • (bang'wi) (hangeul 방위)

hanja form^? of 방위 (“defense”)