防衛機制

Reading

Kana: ぼうえいきせい

Romaji: boueikisei

Definition

noun

1

defense mechanism

Kanji

防

Readings: ボウ、 ふせ.ぐ

Meanings: ward off, defend, protect, resist

衛

Readings: エイ、 エ

Meanings: defense, protection

機

Readings: キ、 はた

Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

制

Reading: セイ

Meanings: system, law, rule