Kanji

Level: N2 Strokes: 7

防

Meaning in English

ward off, defend, protect

Readings

Onyomi: ボウ Kunyomi: ふせ.ぐ Romaji: bou / fuse.gu

Stroke order

Animated kanji stroke order

防

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese repelir, defender, proteger

Spanish Repeler, defender, proteger

Korean 막아내다, 방어하다, 보호하다

French repousser, défendre, protéger

Italian respingere, difendere, proteggere

German abwehren, verteidigen, schützen

Indonesian menangkis, membela, melindungi

★ Vietnamese đẩy lùi, phòng thủ, bảo vệ

Thai ป้องกัน ปกป้อง

Kanji

Related kanji

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Word

Words with this kanji

N1 国防 kokubou national defense N1 堤防 teibou bank, weir N1 防衛 bouei defense, protection, self-defense N1 防火 bouka fire prevention, fire fighting, fire proof N2 消防署 shoubousho fire station N2 防～ bou～ ~ prevention N2 防止 boushi prevention, check N2 防犯 bouhan prevention of crime N3 消防 shoubou fire fighting, fire department