Word Meaning 擁護

ようご yougo

擁護 is read as ようご (yougo) and means protection.

Meaning

English

  1. protection
  2. defence
  3. support
  4. safeguarding
  5. championship
  6. vindication

Reading

Kana

ようご

Romaji

yougo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 侵害 Related Words 権利 Rank 4391 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

擁護論

ようごろん

championship

擁護者

ようごしゃ

advocate

人権擁護

じんけんようご

protection of human rights

人権擁護連盟

じんけんようごれんめい

Civil Liberties Union

擁立

ようりつ

backing (for a position)

擁する

ようする

to embrace

保護

ほご

preservation

弁護

べんご

defense

看護

かんご

nursing

守護

すご

shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

防護

ぼうご

protection

援護

えんご

covering (from enemy attack)

Example Sentences

4

かれはさいごまでよわいたちばのひとびとをようごした。

He defended people in vulnerable positions to the very end.

ほうりつはこどものけんりをようごするためにある。

Laws exist to protect children's rights.

Who defended Tom?

Toshiko Tanaka is a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing turned advocate for peace and nuclear disarmament.