防 — kanji meaning “ward off”
防
ward off, defend, protect, resist
- Meanings
- ward off, defend, protect, resist
- On'yomi
- ボウ (bou)
- Kun'yomi
- ふせ.ぐ
- Name readings
- あた、う、ほう
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #331 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 170
- Chinese reading
- fáng — Chinese character page
Words with 防
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 防衛 | ぼうえい bouei | defense; defence; protection |
| 防止 | ぼうし boushi | prevention; check |
| 予防 | よぼう yobou | prevention; protection (against); precaution |
| 防御 | ぼうぎょ bougyo | defense; defence; safeguard |
| 防災 | ぼうさい bousai | disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster |
| 消防 | しょうぼう shoubou | fire fighting |
| 国防 | こくぼう kokubou | national defence; national defense |
| 防ぐ | ふせぐ fusegu | to defend against; to protect against |
| 堤防 | ていぼう teibou | bank; weir; embankment |
| 防水 | ぼうすい bousui | waterproofing; making watertight |
| 防犯 | ぼうはん bouhan | prevention of crime |
| 防護 | ぼうご bougo | protection |
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