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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
- —予防薬prophylactic (drug); preventive medicine
- —防水布waterproof cloth
- —防水扉watertight door
- —防潮堤tide embankment; seawall
- —破防法Subversive Activities Prevention Act
- —防火戸fire door
- —防火線a firebreak
- —防炎剤fire-extinguishing agent
- —防食剤an anti-corrosive (agent)
- —防空壕air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
- —防砂林stand of trees planted to control the movement of sand
- —防雪林snowbreak (forest)
- —防湿剤desiccant; desiccating agent
- —防御率earned run average; ERA
- —防寒具heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
- —防寒靴arctic boots
- —防潜網anti-submarine net
- —消防団fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
- —消防隊fire brigade; fire company
- —消防艇fireboat