防ぼう弾だんチョッキ

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Meanings

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noun

bulletproof vest

A protective vest designed to stop bullets; commonly used in police, military, and security contexts.

警けい察さつ官かんは防ぼう弾だんチョッキを着ちゃく用ようしていた。
The police officer was wearing a bulletproof vest.

弾bullet, twang, flip

Similar words

防ぼう弾だん
防弾 means 'bulletproof' and is used in compounds like 防弾ガラス (bulletproof glass). 防弾チョッキ specifically refers to the vest.
チョッキ
チョッキ is a somewhat dated word for 'vest' or 'waistcoat'; in modern Japanese ベスト is more common, but チョッキ remains in fixed terms like 防弾チョッキ.

Etymology

Compound of 防弾 (bulletproof) and チョッキ (vest, from Portuguese 'jaqueta' or possibly Dutch 'jak'). The exact derivation of チョッキ is uncertain, but it is a well-established loanword in Japanese.