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防 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「⻖」

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6Elementary year 5 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「⻖」
On
ボウぼう · bō
Kun
ふせ(ぐ)fuse(gu)
Meaning
to prevent; defend; ward off

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

⻖ "embankment" plus 方; raising a bank to hold back water — hence "to prevent, defend."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onボウぼうbō防備ぼうび堤防ていぼう予防よぼう
Kunふせぐfusegu防ぐふせぐ防ぎふせぎ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 予防よぼう

    prevention

  • 消防車しょうぼうしゃ

    fire engine

More words with this kanji

  • 防犯ぼうはん
  • 堤防ていぼう
  • 防波堤ぼうはてい
  • 防疫ぼうえき
  • 防空壕ぼうくうごう
  • 防禦ぼうぎょ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

手(て)を清(きよ)めてかぜを防(ふせ)ぐ。

They clean their hands to ward off a cold.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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