Keyword
defend
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig1775
Old form
Readings
えい
(85%)
(14%)
Composed of
stand still
tanned leather
take a small step
Mnemonic

I stand still and raise my shield made out of tanned leather and then I take a small step back to defend myself from the incoming attack.

Used in vocabulary (217 in total)
guard; convoy; escort
defense; defence; protection
Imperial Guards
guard; sentinel; garrison
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
self-defense; self-defence
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
security guard; doorkeeper
hygiene; sanitation; health
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
mental health; mental hygiene
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
Ministry of Defense
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
protective instinct; defensive instinct
monarch's guards
combat medic; medic
hygienic; sanitary
gatekeeper; doorman; porter
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
defense capability (defence)
defence forces; defence corps
body guard; military escort
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
Maritime Self Defense Forces (Defence)
excessive or unjustifiable self-defense (defence)
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
Japan Air Self-Defense Force; JASDF
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
sanitation; public health
hygiene management; hygiene control; sanitation
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
guard; patrol; escort
Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
drowned body of a person
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
satellite city; satellite town
Imperial Guard Division (pre-1945)
right to collective defense; right to collective defence
reconnaissance satellite; spy satellite
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
defense capability; defence capability
communication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS
guards at parliament
defense costs; defence costs; ERA
defence program; defence plan
satellite communication
right of self defense; right of self defence
satellite in geosynchronous orbit
bath heated directly from beneath, with a floating wooden lid on which the bather sits causing it to sink
heavy drinker; tippler
guard station; guard house; guard post
Self-Defense Forces Act
heavy drinker; tippler
lewdness; lewd person; lecher
self defense group; self defence group; self-protection
escort carrier; jeep carrier
traveling entertainer who wears a lion mask and does tumbling acts
missile defence; missile defense
reconnaissance satellite
hygiene bureau; health bureau; board of health
unsanitary; unhygienic
satellite country
Director General of (former) Defence Agency (Defense)
protecting the emperor
autonomous (national) defence; self-reliant defence
Self-Defense Force mission; Self-Defense Force dispatch
ballistic missile defence; ballistic missile defense
a personal guard or bodyguard
guardhouse; guardroom
defense; defence; protection; safeguard
bodyguard
assistant chief of staff, g3
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship; Self-Defense Force ship; JMSDF ship
(Chinese) Red Guards
place guarded by soldiers; torpedo room
live satellite transmission; live coverage via satellite
joint defense; joint defence
health standards; hygiene standards
the avant-garde
(Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Defence)
Galilean moons (four largest moons of Jupiter); Galilean satellites
guard; escort
heavy drinker; tippler
dental health; oral hygiene
Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (of the Ministry of Defense)
skirmish; prefinals (in games)
White Army (any of the armies that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution)
Abukuma class destroyer escort
theater missile defense (defence); TMD
self-defence fire brigade; fire brigade associated with building, company, etc.
heavy drinker; tippler
whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
hick; country bumpkin; yokel
hick; country bumpkin; yokel
lecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
Galilean moons (four largest moons of Jupiter); Galilean satellites
crow; Mr Crow; tanned person; dark-skinned person; (arch.) being penniless
captain of the guard
nuclear defenses; nuclear defences
Imperial guard
national missile defense (US) (defence); NMD
Yubari class destroyer escort
Ishikari class destroyer escort
manned satellite; manned orbiter
garrison; security sector
nuclear-powered satellite
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
bloc party; satellite party
biosatellite; satellite designed to carry life in space
satellite navigational system (e.g. GPS)
face mask; surgical mask
hebesu (var. of citrus fruit from Miyazaki); hebezu
Examples (30 in total)
Defensive driving can help you avoid accidents.
What various meanings can you find for the word "satellite"?
The satellite made 10 orbits of the earth.