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防
JLPT N2 SL5 7 strokes Frequency: #331

Meanings

Ward Off, Defend, Protect, Resist

Radicals

阝

Decomposition

βΏ°ι˜ζ–Ή

Etymology

Pictophonetic: wall

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 7

Stroke Order

1 corner top-left-to-bottom-right
2 unknown right-to-left
3 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
4 vertical right-to-left
5 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
6 hook bottom-right-to-top-left
7 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γƒœγ‚¦ bou
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
ちせ fuse

Words Using This Kanji

378 words total
Other (20 words)
梈防船 しょうぼうせん

fire boat

ι˜²η‡ƒ ぼうねん

fireproof

ι£›ζ•£ι˜²ζ­’ ひさんぼうし

antiscattering

δ»‹θ­·δΊˆι˜² γ‹γ„γ”γ‚ˆγΌγ†

preventive care, esp. for senior citizens

ι˜²ζ­’ε‰€ ぼうしざい

inhibitor

ι˜²ζ°΄γ‚·γƒΌγƒˆ γΌγ†γ™γ„γ‚·γƒΌγƒˆ

waterproof sheet

桷上葝ηͺδΊˆι˜²ζ³• γ‹γ„γ˜γ‚‡γ†γ—γ‚‡γ†γ¨γ€γ‚ˆγΌγ†γ»γ†

Act on Preventing Collisions at Sea

ι˜²ηŠ―θ£…ε‚™ ぼうはんそうび

security equipment (pepper spray, taser, batons, etc.)

εΌΎι“γƒŸγ‚΅γ‚€γƒ«ι˜²θ‘› γ γ‚“γ©γ†γƒŸγ‚΅γ‚€γƒ«γΌγ†γˆγ„

ballistic missile defence

ε›½ι˜²η›Έ こくぼうしょう

defense minister

ι˜²εˆƒ γΌγ†γ˜γ‚“

stab-proof

θ‡ͺθ‘›ζΆˆι˜²ιšŠ γ˜γˆγ„γ—γ‚‡γ†γΌγ†γŸγ„

self-defence fire brigade

梈防倫 しょうぼうち

fireman

ζΆˆι˜²γƒγƒ³γƒ— しょうぼうポンプ

fire pump

梈防車丑 γ—γ‚‡γ†γΌγ†γ—γ‚ƒγ‚Šγ‚‡γ†

firefighting vehicle

防護服 ぼうごちく

protective clothing

ι˜²ζ­’ε―Ύη­– γΌγ†γ—γŸγ„γ•γ

preventive measure

犯η½ͺ防歒 はんざいぼうし

crime prevention

ι’¨ι˜²γ‚¬γƒ©γ‚Ή ちうぼうガラス

windshield

ι˜²θ‘›θ¨ˆη”» γΌγ†γˆγ„γ‘γ„γ‹γ

defence program