防 — ward off, defend, protect

ぼう防 ward off

ぼう

U+9632 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #331 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1399 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

ward off
defend
protect
resist

Readings

On'yomi: ぼう bou
Kun'yomi: ふせ fuse

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ぼう bou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

防(ぼう) bou defense 防(ぼう) 止(し) boushi prevention 防(ぼう) 衛(えい) bouei defense 予(よ) 防(ぼう) yobou prevention 防(ぼう) 災(さい) bousai disaster prevention 消(しょう) 防(ぼう) shoubou fire fighting 防(ぼう) 犯(はん) bouhan crime prevention 国(こく) 防(ぼう) kokubou national defense

ふせ fuse Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

防(ふせ) ぐ fusegu to defend 防(ふせ) げる fusegeru to be able to prevent

Words by frequency and grade

30 words

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