漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
防: ward off, defend
Also: protect, resist
JLPT N27 strokesGrade 5Your ink: 白 Not met
⻖ carries the meaning · 方 gives the sound
7 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ボウbou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 防水ぼうすいwaterproofing
- 防音ぼうおんsoundproofing
- 防虫剤ぼうちゅうざいinsecticide
- 防腐剤ぼうふざいantiseptic, preservative [n.]
- 防災訓練ぼうさいくんれんdisaster prevention drill
- 堤防ていぼうbank, levee, dike
- 消防車しょうぼうしゃfire-engine
- 無防備なむぼうびなdefenseless
- 防止するぼうしするprevent
- 防衛するぼうえいするdefend, protect
- 予防するよぼうするprevent by taking precautions
ふせぐfusegu · kun'yomi · on its own
- 防ぐふせぐdefend, protect, prevent
Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Phono-semantic compound (形聲)阜, as 阝 (meaning) + 方 (sound)
Source: Wiktionary, 防 (rev. 93387379), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Climb high! This radical represents the natural landscape of mounds, hills, and the protective physical barriers they provide for human settlements.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
防 takes the 方 family's reading, ボウ (bou).
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · fáng
Same form: 防 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 防 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 防 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin fáng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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