護身用

Japanese

Kanji in this term
護	身	用
ご Grade: 5	しん Grade: 3	よう Grade: 2
goon	on'yomi	kan'on

Etymology

Compound of 護(ご)身(しん) (goshin, “self-protection”) + 用(よう) (-yō, “for its use”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ごしんよー [gòshíń'yóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡo̞ɕĩɰ̃jo̞ː]

Noun

護(ご)身(しん)用(よう) • (goshin'yō)

self-defense

Derived terms

護(ご)身(しん)用(よう)スプレー (goshin'yō supurē)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
護	身	用

Noun

護身用 • (hosinyong) (hangeul 호신용)

hanja form^? of 호신용