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防 - Defend
To Defend the border, ancient guards stood at the Colorado—a simplified form of '阝' meaning 'mound' or 'border'. The word originally meant to protect city walls and gates, reminding us of the Great Wall of China, built as the ultimate defensive line.
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防 - Defend
Index #1001
Grade 5
7 strokes
JLPT Level: N2
Readings: ボウ, ふせ・ぐ
Kanji Primes

Common Vocab

ぼうえい 防衛
defense, protection
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ぼうし 防止
prevention, determent
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ぼうか 防火
fire prevention, fireproof
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よぼう 予防
prevention, protection
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ふせぐ 防ぐ
to prevent, to defend
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しょうぼう 消防
fire fighting, fire prevention
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