武装|ぶそうbusou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbarms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
    彼かれらは銃じゅうで武装ぶそうした。↗
    They armed themselves with guns.
Conjugation
Dictionary form武装する(ぶそうする)
Polite (masu)武装します(ぶそうします)
Negative (nai)武装しない(ぶそうしない)
polite (masen)武装しません(ぶそうしません)
classical zu / nu武装せず・武装せぬ(ぶそうせず・ぶそうせぬ)
Past (ta)武装した(ぶそうした)
polite (mashita)武装しました(ぶそうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)武装しなかった(ぶそうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)武装しませんでした(ぶそうしませんでした)
Te form武装して(ぶそうして)
Potential武装できる(ぶそうできる)
Passive武装される(ぶそうされる)
Causative武装させる(ぶそうさせる)
Causative passive武装させられる(ぶそうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)武装すれば(ぶそうすれば)
tara武装したら(ぶそうしたら)
Volitional武装しよう(ぶそうしよう)
polite (mashou)武装しましょう(ぶそうしましょう)
Imperative武装しろ(ぶそうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related装備そうびNeutralBroader term for equipping with whatever a purpose requires, e.g. 「登山の装備」; 「武装」 focuses on carrying weapons and also has figurative uses.
  • Antonym丸腰まるごしNeutralNeutral word for being unarmed, empty-handed; it contrasts with 「武装」 in the sense of carrying weapons.
  • Antonym非武装ひぶそうWrittenWritten/formal word for demilitarization or an unarmed state, the direct opposite of 「武装」, as in 「非武装地帯」.

Carrying weapons or arming oneself is 「武装」, which also figuratively means being well prepared, as in 「武装勢力」「理論武装」. For general equipment, use 「装備」; the opposites are 「非武装」 (demilitarized) and 「丸腰」 (unarmed).

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 戦闘せんとうのために武器ぶきを身みに付つけること。また、その装備そうび。
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