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防戦

Reading

Kana: ぼうせん
Romaji: bousen
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
vs
1

defensive fight (battle)

Kanji

防
Readings: ボウ、 ふせ.ぐ
Meanings: ward off, defend, protect, resist
戦
Readings: セン、 いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
Meanings: war, battle, match

Example Sentence

革命(かくめい)政府(せいふ)は、民衆(みんしゅう)から兵(へい)をつのって防戦(ぼうせん)するとともに、共和(きょうわ)政治(せいじ)を確立(かくりつ)して、捕(と)らえていたルイ１６世(せい)を処刑(しょけい)しました。
➥The revolutionary government, while raising troops from the masses and fighting a defensive battle, established a republic and executed Louis XVI.
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