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Keyword
prevent
  • ward off
  • defend
  • protect
  • resist
Frequency
#331
Strokes
7
Grade
5
JLPT (old)
N2
Heisig
1399
Readings
ボウ97%
ふせ3%
Mnemonic
A small village beside the way raises a high wall of stone, determined to prevent the raiders from entering.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
防ぼう衛えい
defense; defence; protection
Noun
国こく防ぼう
national defence; national defense
Noun
防ぼう止し
prevention; check
Noun
防ぼう衛えい庁ちょう
Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
Noun
予よ防ぼう
prevention; protection (against); precaution
Noun
防ふせぐ
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
Godan verb
予よ防ぼう接せっ種しゅ
vaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation
Noun
攻こう防ぼう
offense and defense; offence and defence
Noun
消しょう防ぼう
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
Noun
防ぼう災さい
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
Noun
防ぼう御ぎょ
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
Noun
防ぼう護ご
protection
Noun
防ぼう犯はん
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
Noun
正せい当とう防ぼう衛えい
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
Noun
防ぼう水すい
waterproofing; making watertight
Noun
防ぼう犯はんカメラ
security camera
Noun
消しょう防ぼう士し
firefighter; fireman
Noun
防ぼう弾だん
bulletproof; bombproof
Noun
無む防ぼう備び
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
Na-adjective
堤てい防ぼう
bank; weir; embankment; levee
Noun
防ぼう火か
fire prevention; fire control; fireproofing
Noun
防ぼう空くう
air defense; air defence
Noun
専せん守しゅ防ぼう衛えい
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
Noun
防ぼう虫ちゅう剤ざい
insect repellent
Noun