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防 is a single Chinese character and Korean Hanja that means to protect, defend, guard against, prevent, ward off, or counter.
防 means the same thing in Japanese, though seldom seen alone as a single Kanji. When written alone, it could be the Japanese surname Fusegi.
military strategy
風林火山 is the battle strategy and proverb of Japanese feudal lord Takeda Shingen (1521-1573 AD).
This came from the Art of War by Chinese strategist and tactician Sun Tzu (Sunzi).
You can think of this as an abbreviation to remind officers and troops how to conduct battle.
風林火山 is a word list: Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain.
The more expanded meaning is supposed to be...
“Swift as the wind, quiet as the forest, fierce as fire, and immovable as a mountain”
“As fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain”
“Move as swift as the wind, stay as silent as a forest, attack as fierce as fire, undefeatable defense like a mountain”
“Move swiftly like the wind, stay silent like the forest, attack fiercely like fire, take a tactical position on the mountain”
See Also: Art of War
拳法 is a form of martial arts that can be translated in several ways.
Some will call it “fist principles,” “the way of the fist,” or even “law of the fist.” The first character literally means fist. The second can mean law, method, way, principle, or Buddhist teaching.
Kempo is really a potluck of martial arts. Often a combination of Chinese martial arts such as Shaolin Kung Fu with Japanese martial arts such as Karate, Jujutsu (Jujitsu), Aikido, and others. You may see the term “Kempo Karate,” which basically means Karate with other disciplines added. In this way, Kempo becomes an adjective rather than a title or school of martial arts.
These facts will long be argued by various masters and students of Kempo. Even the argument as to whether it should be spelled “kenpo” or “Kempo” ensues at dojos around the world (the correct Romaji should actually be “kenpou” if you precisely follow the rules).
The benefit of Kempo is that the techniques are easier to learn and master than pure Kung Fu (wu shu). Students are often taught basic Karate moves, kicks, and punches before augmenting the basic skills with complex Kung Fu techniques. This allows students of Kempo to achieve a level where they can defend themselves or fight in a relatively short amount of time (a few years rather than a decade or more).
Because the definition of this word is so fluid, I should make some notes here:
1. Purists in Okinawa will claim that “Okinawa Kenpo” or “Ryukyu Hon Kenpo” is the original and true version of this martial art from the old kingdom. It is actually little or no connection between Okinawa Kenpo and the way the word is used elsewhere.
2. In Chinese, where these characters are pronounced “quan fa” (sometimes Romanized as “chuan fa” because the Chinese-pinyin “q” actually sounds like an English “ch” sound), these characters do not hold the connotation of being a mixed martial art. It is simply defined as “the law of the fist.”
3. My Japanese dictionary oddly defines Kenpo as the “Chinese art of self-defense.” I personally don't feel this is the most common way that people perceive the word but just something you should know.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your defense search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
自衛隊 自卫队 see styles |
zì wèi duì zi4 wei4 dui4 tzu wei tui jieitai / jietai じえいたい |
self-defense force; the Japanese armed forces (1) Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; (2) self-defence force; self-defense force |
航空自衛隊 航空自卫队 see styles |
háng kōng zì wèi duì hang2 kong1 zi4 wei4 dui4 hang k`ung tzu wei tui hang kung tzu wei tui koukuujieitai / kokujietai こうくうじえいたい |
air self-defense force {mil} Japan Air Self-Defense Force; JASDF; (o) Air Self-Defense Force; ASDF |
自衛 自卫 see styles |
zì wèi zi4 wei4 tzu wei jiei / jie じえい |
More info & calligraphy: Self-Defense(n,vs,vt,vi,adj-no) self-defense; self-defence |
攻防 see styles |
gōng fáng gong1 fang2 kung fang koubou / kobo こうぼう |
attack and defense; the midfield (in soccer) offense and defense; offence and defence |
海防 see styles |
hǎi fáng hai3 fang2 hai fang kaibou / kaibo かいぼう |
coastal defense coastal defense; coastal defence; (place-name) Haiphong (Vietnam); Haifeng; Hai Phong |
空自 see styles |
kuuji / kuji くうじ |
(abbreviation) (See 航空自衛隊・こうくうじえいたい) Air Self-Defense Force; ASDF; (o) (abbreviation) Air Self-Defense Force; ASDF |
防禦 防御 see styles |
fáng yù fang2 yu4 fang yü bougyo / bogyo ぼうぎょ |
defense; to defend (n,vs,adj-no) defense; defence; safeguard; protection |
防空 see styles |
fáng kōng fang2 kong1 fang k`ung fang kung boukuu / boku ぼうくう |
anti-aircraft defense air defense; air defence |
防衛 防卫 see styles |
fáng wèi fang2 wei4 fang wei bouei / boe ぼうえい |
to defend; defensive; defense (noun, transitive verb) defense; defence; protection |
国防費 see styles |
kokubouhi / kokubohi こくぼうひ |
defence expenditure; defense expenditure; defence cost; defense cost |
国防部 see styles |
kokuboubu / kokubobu こくぼうぶ |
(org) Ministry of National Defense (China); (o) Ministry of National Defense (China) |
國防部 国防部 see styles |
guó fáng bù guo2 fang2 bu4 kuo fang pu |
Defense Department; Ministry of National Defense |
自衛官 see styles |
jieikan / jiekan じえいかん |
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official |
自衛艦 see styles |
jieikan / jiekan じえいかん |
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship; Self-Defense Force ship; JMSDF ship |
防衛庁 see styles |
boueichou / boecho ぼうえいちょう |
(See 防衛省) Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007); (place-name) Boueichō |
防衛費 see styles |
boueihi / boehi ぼうえいひ |
defense spending; defense costs |
国防支出 see styles |
kokuboushishutsu / kokuboshishutsu こくぼうししゅつ |
defense outlay; defense spending |
国防部会 see styles |
kokuboubukai / kokubobukai こくぼうぶかい |
(org) National Defense Division; (o) National Defense Division |
國防部長 国防部长 see styles |
guó fáng bù zhǎng guo2 fang2 bu4 zhang3 kuo fang pu chang |
Defense secretary; Defense Minister |
情報本部 see styles |
jouhouhonbu / johohonbu じょうほうほんぶ |
(org) Defense Intelligence Headquarters; (o) Defense Intelligence Headquarters |
攻勢防御 see styles |
kouseibougyo / kosebogyo こうせいぼうぎょ |
attack as a form of defense; attacking (active) defense |
正當防衛 正当防卫 see styles |
zhèng dàng fáng wèi zheng4 dang4 fang2 wei4 cheng tang fang wei |
reasonable self-defense; legitimate defense |
民間防衛 see styles |
minkanbouei / minkanboe みんかんぼうえい |
civil defense; civilian defense |
環境防衛 see styles |
kankyoubouei / kankyoboe かんきょうぼうえい |
(org) Environmental Defense; (o) Environmental Defense |
自衛艦隊 see styles |
jieikantai / jiekantai じえいかんたい |
(org) Self-Defense Fleet; (o) Self-Defense Fleet |
軍事産業 see styles |
gunjisangyou / gunjisangyo ぐんじさんぎょう |
defense contractor; defence contractor; defense industry; defence industry |
防衛大臣 防卫大臣 see styles |
fáng wèi dà chén fang2 wei4 da4 chen2 fang wei ta ch`en fang wei ta chen boueidaijin / boedaijin ぼうえいだいじん |
minister of defense (esp. in Japan) (See 防衛相) Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence |
防衛学会 see styles |
boueigakkai / boegakkai ぼうえいがっかい |
(org) National Defense Society; (o) National Defense Society |
防衛過當 防卫过当 see styles |
fáng wèi guò dàng fang2 wei4 guo4 dang4 fang wei kuo tang |
excessive self-defense (self-defense with excessive force) |
国防情報局 see styles |
kokuboujouhoukyoku / kokubojohokyoku こくぼうじょうほうきょく |
(org) Defense Intelligence Agency; DIA; (o) Defense Intelligence Agency; DIA |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Defense Defend | 防 | bou / bo | fáng / fang2 / fang | |
Furinkazan | 風林火山 风林火山 | fuu rin ka zan fuurinkazan fu rin ka zan | fēng lín huǒ shān feng1 lin2 huo3 shan1 feng lin huo shan fenglinhuoshan | |
Kenpo Kempo Quan Fa Chuan Fa | 拳法 | kenpou / kenpo | quán fǎ / quan2 fa3 / quan fa / quanfa | ch`üan fa / chüanfa / chüan fa |
Self-Defense | 自衛 自卫 | ji ei / jiei | zì wèi / zi4 wei4 / zi wei / ziwei | tzu wei / tzuwei |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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