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Kanji Detail for 防 - "defend, prevent"

防

  • Meaning

    防 means "defend, prevent." Also associated with embankment.

    1. Defend - To protect; to guard.

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

    3. Embankment - A protective barrier; a levee.

  • Words using 防

    • 防衛 ぼうえい Listen defense; defence; protection
    • 国防 こくぼう Listen national defence; national defense
    • 防止 ぼうし Listen prevention; check
    • 防衛庁 ぼうえいちょう Listen Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
    • 攻防 こうぼう Listen offense and defense; offence and defence
    • 消防 しょうぼう Listen fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
    • 防災 ぼうさい Listen disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
    • 防護 ぼうご Listen protection

  • Four-character idioms with 防

    • 正当防衛 せいとうぼうえい Listen legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
    • 過剰防衛 かじょうぼうえい Listen excessive or unjustifiable self-defense (defence)

  • Tattoo check: 防

    • Verified meaning: defend, prevent
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すえお, すえたけ, すえとみ, すえどみ)
    • Also carries these associations: embankment

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 防

    Surnames 防(すえお)Listen 防(すえたけ)Listen 防(すえとみ)Listen 防(すえどみ)Listen 防(つつみ)Listen 防(のりお)Listen 防(のりひこ)Listen 防(ふせぎ)Listen

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  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    boh(ボウ) ボウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    fuse.gu(ふせ-ぐ) ふせ-ぐ

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    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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More kanji with the radical 阜 阝 (kozato・kozatohen・oka)

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