Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 核
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抑
|
止
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かく Grade: S
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よく Grade: S
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し Grade: 2
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| kan'on
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on'yomi
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Etymology
Compound of 核 (kaku, “nuclear”) + 抑止 (yokushi, “deterrence”).
Pronunciation
Noun
核抑止 • (kakuyokushi)
- nuclear deterrence
- Synonyms: 核抑止論 (kakuyokushiron), (figurative) 核の傘 (kaku no kasa)
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