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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
- —防水性waterproof property
- —消防船fire boat; fireboat
- —防止剤inhibitor; prevention agent
- —国防相defense minister; defence minister
- —消防夫fireman
- —防護服protective clothing
- —防虫網insect net; mosquito net
- —防音壁noise barrier; soundproof wall; soundwall; sound barrier
- —防湿庫moisture-proof cabinet
- —防塵服dust-preventive clothing; dust-free workwear; dustproof workwear
- —防鳥網bird net; bird netting
- —予防的preventive
- —防寒帽arctic cap; watch cap
- —防衛軍defence forces; defence corps
- —国防軍national defence forces; national security forces
- —消防組fire brigade (pre-WWII Japan)
- —防護団civilian defense corps (Japan, 1932-1939)
- —防錆剤anti-corrosive (agent); anti-rust; corrosion inhibitor
- —消防官fire officer
- —馬防柵anti-cavalry palisade (Sengoku period)