ぼうじん

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ぼうじん – see the following entries.
防塵
protection from dust
防人
(historical) a soldier who guarded the frontiers in Tang-dynasty China
(historical) Synonym of さきもり (sakimori) above: under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, soldiers who were dispatched to the coasts of Kyushu in order to prevent invasion of the Japanese mainland
(This term, ぼうじん (bōjin), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 防刃, 傍人.)