Japanese symbol for “defending”
庇い立て
かばいだて
Romaji: kabaidate
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
In Japanese, defending is 庇い立て, read かばいだて (kabaidate).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
Written forms: 庇い立て、かばい立て、庇いだて. Readings: かばいだて、かばいたて.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “defending”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ディフェンディング | ディフェンディング difendingu | defending |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 庇護 | ひご higo | patronage; protection |
| 庇う | かばう kabau | to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend |
| 雪庇 | せっぴ seppi | overhanging snow; cornice |
| 曲庇 | きょくひ kyokuhi | harboring (a criminal); harbouring |
| 眉庇 | まびさし mabisashi | visor; eyeshade |
| 庇い手 | かばいて kabaite | rule allowing the clear winner of a bout to touch down first to avoid injury |
| 立場 | たちば tachiba | position; situation |
| 独立 | どくりつ dokuritsu | independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.