ぎょ

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. defense, safeguard, protection.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぎょ
防御 ぼうぎょ
ぎょ
防禦 ぼうぎょ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ward off, defend, protect
ボウ ほう ふせ.ぐ (5th, N2)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
honorable, manipulate, govern
ギョ お- ゴ (7th, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
wholesale
おろし おろ.す シャ (8th, N1)
jar radical(缶) variant
noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM
ゴ うま (2nd, N5)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
correct, justice, righteous
セイ ショウ ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)