Japanese symbol for “safeguarding”
擁護
ようご
Romaji: yougo
protection; defence; support; safeguarding
In Japanese, safeguarding is 擁護, read ようご (yougo).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 擁立 | ようりつ youritsu | backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position |
| 擁する | ようする yousuru | to embrace; to hug |
| 抱擁 | ほうよう houyou | embrace; hug; holding in one's arms |
| 人権擁護 | じんけんようご jinken'yougo | protection of human rights |
| 擁壁 | ようへき youheki | retaining wall; breast wall; revetment |
| 保護 | ほご hogo | protection; safeguard; guardianship |
| 弁護士 | べんごし bengoshi | lawyer; attorney |
| 看護 | かんご kango | nursing; (army) nurse |
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.