庇護(ひご)

ひご
noun, suru verb
protection, patronage, shelter
1. protection, patronage, shelter
Protecting and supporting someone weaker or in a vulnerable position. Used in contexts ranging from personal protection to political asylum and institutional patronage.
王(おう)の庇護(ひご)を受(う)ける。
Receive the king's protection.
難民(なんみん)に庇護(ひご)を与(あた)えるべきだ。
We should grant asylum to refugees.
その芸術家(げいじゅつか)は裕福(ゆうふく)な商人(しょうにん)の庇護(ひご)のもとで自由(じゆう)に創作(そうさく)活動(かつどう)を行(おこな)った。
The artist freely pursued creative work under the patronage of a wealthy merchant.

USAGE:
A formal word. Common patterns include 庇護(ひご)を受(う)ける (receive protection), 庇護(ひご)を求(もと)める (seek asylum/protection), 庇護(ひご)のもとで (under the protection of). In international law and news, 庇護(ひご) is the standard term for "asylum" as in political asylum.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 庇護(ひご)を受(う)ける: receive protection
  • 庇護(ひご)を求(もと)める: seek asylum/protection
  • 庇護(ひご)申請(しんせい): asylum application
  • 庇護(ひご)のもとで: under the protection of
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