Word Meaning 武装

ぶそう busou

武装 is read as ぶそう (busou) and means arms.

Meaning

English

  1. arms
  2. armament
  3. taking up arms
  4. arming oneself

Reading

Kana

ぶそう

Romaji

busou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 2867 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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武装中立

ぶそうちゅうりつ

armed neutrality

武装平和

ぶそうへいわ

armed peace

武装勢力

ぶそうせいりょく

armed group

武装集団

ぶそうしゅうだん

armed group

武装警官

ぶそうけいかん

armed police

武装を解く

ぶそうをとく

to lay down one's arms

武装解除

ぶそうかいじょ

disarmament

武装商船

ぶそうしょうせん

armed merchantman

武装都市

ぶそうとし

fortified city

武装具

ぶそうぐ

accoutrements

武装船

ぶそうせん

armed ship

理論武装

りろんぶそう

being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument

Example Sentences

3

The soldiers were equipped with weapons.

They armed themselves with rifles.

Mexican desperadoes during the early twenties were usually armed to the teeth with stolen firearms and ammunition.