What does 自衛 mean?
自衛 is a Japanese noun meaning “self-defense” in English. It is written as 自衛 in kanji, じえい in hiragana, and jiei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
政府が自衛隊に沖縄への災害派遣を要請した。
The government asked the SDF for a disaster relief deployment to Okinawa.