Word Meaning 防衛省

ぼうえいしょう boueishou

防衛省 is read as ぼうえいしょう (boueishou) and means Ministry of Defense.

Meaning

English

Ministry of Defense

Reading

Kana

ぼうえいしょう

Romaji

boueishou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 38172 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

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防総省

ぼうそうしょう

Department of Defense (Defence)

防衛

ぼうえい

defense

防衛庁

ぼうえいちょう

Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)

防衛施設庁

ぼうえいしせつちょう

(Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Defence)

防衛部長

ぼうえいぶちょう

assistant chief of staff, g3

防衛学会

ぼうえいがっかい

National Defense Society

防衛大学校

ぼうえいだいがっこう

National Defense Academy (Japan)

防衛機制

ぼうえいきせい

defense mechanism

防衛本能

ぼうえいほんのう

protective instinct

防衛力

ぼうえいりょく

defense capability (defence)

防衛相

ぼうえいしょう

Minister of Defense

防衛能力

ぼうえいのうりょく

defense capability

Example Sentences

防衛庁が防衛省に格上げされたのはなぜですか？

Why was the Japan Defense Agency upgraded to the Japanese Ministry of Defense?