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保護 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • conservation noun The protection and careful management of nature, wildlife, or natural resources.
  • protect verb To keep someone or something safe from harm or damage.
  • protection noun The act of keeping someone or something safe, or the state of being safe.
  • security noun The state of being safe from danger, harm, or threat.
  • shield noun A piece of protective armour carried in the hand or on the arm to block blows or weapons.

Senses

保護 is used for these senses in English:

  • conservation Wise use of natural resources.
  • protect (ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
  • protection The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
  • security (countable) Something that secures.
  • shield (ambitransitive) To protect, to defend.

conservation — full definition

  1. noun The protection and careful management of nature, wildlife, or natural resources.
  2. noun The careful preservation and repair of artworks, buildings, or historical artefacts.
  3. noun In physics, the principle that a measurable quantity stays constant within an isolated system.

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