援護

えんご

Also written 掩護

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive support; help; backing
2. covering (from enemy attack); protection

Kanji

• 援 aid. Read as エン.
• 護 protect. Read as ゴ.

Example sentences

• 彼を援護するのが義務だ。
  It is incumbent on us to support him.

Common phrases

• 援護をもらう
• 援護に恵まれない
• 援護を受ける
• 援護がある

Words containing 援護

• 援護射撃 (えんごしゃげき) (providing) covering fire
• 被爆者援護法 (ひばくしゃえんごほう) Atomic Bomb Survivors' Assistance Act
• 要援護者 (ようえんごしゃ) person requiring special help (usu. seniors, infants, etc. in disaster scenarios)

And 3 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists