Japanese
| Kanji in this term
|
| 国
|
防
|
省
|
こく Grade: 2
|
ぼう Grade: 5
|
しょう Grade: 4
|
| on'yomi
|
goon
|
| Alternative spelling
|
| 國防省 (kyūjitai)
|
Etymology
国防 (kokubō) + 省 (-shō)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) こくぼーしょー [kòkúbóꜜòshòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [ko̞kɯ̟bo̞ːɕo̞ː]
Noun
国防省 • (kokubōshō)
- (government, military) department of defense