安保(あんぽ)

あんぽ
noun
security (treaty); national security
formal
1. security, national security
Abbreviation of 安全(あんぜん)保障(ほしょう) (anzen hoshou, security). Most commonly refers to the US-Japan Security Treaty (日米(にちべい)安保(あんぽ)条約(じょうやく)) or national security policy in general. Frequently appears in news and political discussion.
安保(あんぽ)条約(じょうやく)が改定(かいてい)された。
The security treaty was revised.
安保(あんぽ)に関(かん)する議論(ぎろん)が活発(かっぱつ)になっている。
Debate about security has been intensifying.
日米(にちべい)安保(あんぽ)は戦後(せんご)の日本(にほん)外交(がいこう)の基盤(きばん)となっている。
The US-Japan security alliance has been the foundation of postwar Japanese diplomacy.

Usage

Abbreviation of 安全(あんぜん)保障(ほしょう). In Japanese political discourse, 安保(あんぽ) most often refers to the US-Japan Security Treaty (日米(にちべい)安保(あんぽ)条約(じょうやく)). The 安保(あんぽ)闘争(とうそう) (Anpo protests) of 1960 were massive demonstrations against the treaty's renewal.

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Related: 安全保障(あんぜんほしょう) (full form)
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Added 2026.2.21 19:26 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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