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補強ほきょう (hokyou)

reinforcement, strengthening

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Meaning

補強 (ほきょう, hokyou) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “reinforcement, strengthening”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 6

地震じしんに備そなえて家いえを補強ほきょうした

The house was reinforced in preparation for earthquakes.

私はそれを補強します。

I'll reinforce that.

彼かれらは村むらを洪水こうずいから守まもるために堤防ていぼうを補強ほきょうした。

They strengthened the embankments to protect the village from flooding.

コンクリートは中なかに鋼鉄こうてつの棒ぼうを入いれる事ことで補強ほきょうされる。

Concrete can be reinforced by putting steel bars inside it.

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