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Kanji Detail for 防 - "defend, prevent, embankment"

防

  • Meaning

    防 means "defend, prevent, embankment."

    1. Defend - To protect; to guard.

    2. Prevent - To stop from happening; to block.

    3. Embankment - A protective barrier; a levee.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    ward off; defend; protect; resist

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    defend; prevent; embankment

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to protect, to defend, to guard against

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    An embankment. Earth built up to prevent water from overflowing. | To guard against. As in the colloquial 隄防 (be on guard). | All preparations for defense are called 防. As in 海防 (coastal defense), 邊防 (border defense). Refers to places where troops are stationed.
  • Onyomitip

    boh(ボウ) ボウ

  • Kunyomitip

    fuse.gu(ふせ-ぐ) ふせ-ぐ

  • Strokestip

    7 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    阜 阝 (kozato・kozatohen・oka)

  • Related Keywords
    defend prevent embankment protect guard avert block deter fortify halt hinder impede obstruct repel resist shield stop ward off

Sentences including 防

  • This watch is waterproof.

  • My dream is to be a fire fighter.

  • My camera is waterproof.

  • The fireman soon put the fire out.

  • My watch is waterproof.

  • He made up his mind to be a fireman.

  • We must prevent war at any cost.

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