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

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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

Related kanji

N3 阪 han / saka heights, slope, coteaux N3 阜 fu, fuu hill, mound, left village radical (no. 170) N1 阿 a, o / omone.ru, kuma Africa, flatter, fawn upon N1 阻 so / haba.mu thwart, separate from, prevent N1 附 fu / tsu.keru, tsu.ku affixed, attach, refer to N3 限 gen / kagi.ru, kagi.ri, -kagi.ri limit, restrict, to best of ability N4 院 in Inst., institution, temple N3 降 kou, go / o.riru, o.rosu, fu.ru, fu.ri, kuda.ru, kuda.su descend, precipitate, fall N3 除 jo, ji / nozo.ku, -yo.ke exclude, division (x/3), remove

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