JLPT N2 · 7 strokes
Kanji 防: "ward off, defend, protect"
The kanji 防 means "ward off, defend, protect, resist". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ボウ in on'yomi and ふせ.ぐ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ボウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふせ.ぐ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | ward off, defend, protect, resist |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 331 of 2,501 |
Common words with 防
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 防ぐto defend against; to protect against · to prevent; to avert; to avoid
- 防御defense; defence; safeguard; protection
- 無防備sans défense, vulnérable, à découvert
- 防衛defense; defence; protection
- 防止prevention; check
- 防具guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
- 攻防offense and defense; offence and defence
- 防壁protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
- 防犯prevention of crime · security (device, camera, etc.)
- 予防prevention; protection (against); precaution
- 防犯カメラsecurity camera
- 防音soundproofing
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