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防 kanji
ward off, defend, protect, resist
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- Grade 5 (elementary school)
On readings
ボウ
Kun readings
ふせぐ
Words with 防
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —消防車Popularfire engine; fire truck
- —防波堤Popularbreakwater; mole
- —防衛庁PopularJapan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
- —消防庁PopularFire and Disaster Management Agency
- —正当防衛Popularlegitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
- —予防接種Popularvaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation
- —専守防衛Popularnonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
- —防衛施設庁Popular(Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Defence)
- —防犯カメラPopularsecurity camera
- —防寒protection against the cold
- —防湿damp proofing; moisture proofing
- —防臭odor-resistant; odour-resistant
- —防除prevention (of plant disease and insect damage); (pest) control; extermination (of harmful insects); protection (against natural disasters)
- —防塵protection against dust; dust-proof; dust-tight
- —防虫protection from insects; insect repellence
- —防毒gasproofing
- —防備defense; defence; defensive preparations
- —防腐preservation from decay; prevention of putrefaction; embalmment; antisepsis
- —防壁protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
- —防具guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)