방어

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ŋʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [방어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bang'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bang'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	pangŏ
Yale Romanization?	pange

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 防禦.

Noun

방어 • (bang'eo) (hanja 防禦)

1. defense

   Antonym: 공격(攻擊) (gonggyeok)

   미사일 방어체계 ― misail bang'eo-chegye ― missile defense system

Derived terms

• 방어 기제(防禦機制) (bang'eo gije, “(psychology) defense mechanism”)
• 방어(防禦)하다 (bang'eohada, “to defend”)
• 방어력(防禦力) (bang'eoryeok, “defensive strength”)
• 방어망(防禦網) (bang'eomang, “lines of defense”)
• 방어벽(防禦壁) (bang'eobyeok, “wall of defense”)
• 방어술(防禦術) (bang'eosul, “way of defense”)
• 방어적(防禦的) (bang'eojeok, “defensive”)
• 방어전(防禦戰) (bang'eojeon, “defensive war”)
• 방어책(防禦策) (bang'eochaek, “defense strategy”)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 魴魚.

Noun

방어 • (bang'eo) (hanja 魴魚)

1. the Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata)

Derived terms

• 매지방어 (maejibang'eo, “black-banded trevally”)
• 잿방어 (jaetbang'eo, “greater amberjack”)