補強
ほきょう
reinforcement; strengthening
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive
reinforcement; strengthening
Example sentences
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They strengthened the embankments to protect the village from flooding.
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Concrete can be reinforced by putting steel bars inside it.
台風の日は茎が折れる危険性があるので補強する必要があります。
On days where there's a typhoon, there's a risk the stalks will break, so they must be reinforced.
IQの低さの原因を人種に求めるという議論を論駁するどころか、リンのデータはそれを事実上補強することになっている。
Far from refuting the thesis that race is to blame for lower IQ score, Lynn's data actually supports it.