See also: ほこ, ぼこ, ぼご, and ぽこ

Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of ほご – see the following entries.
保護
[noun] protection; safeguard
[verb] to shield (to protect, to defend)
補語
[noun] (grammar, linguistics) complement
反故
[noun] paper that has become useless; wastepaper
[noun] something that is useless
Alternative spelling
反古
(This term, ほご (hogo), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as ほご, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ほご.)