防災 (ぼうさい) — disaster prevention | My Kanji

防ぼう災さい disaster prevention

Frequency #3946 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 2 characters 漢語 kango 漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings.

bousai

Meanings

disaster prevention

Kanji Used

ぼう bou On'yomi

ward off, defend, protect

さい sai On'yomi

disaster, calamity, woe

KUN わざわ.い

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Words with 防 (9)

防(ぼう)止(し) boushi prevention 防(ぼう)衛(えい) bouei defense 予(よ)防(ぼう) yobou prevention 防(ふせ)ぐ fusegu to defend 防(ぼう)衛(えい)庁(ちょう) boueichou Defense Agency 消(しょう)防(ぼう) shoubou fire fighting 防(ぼう)犯(はん) bouhan crime prevention 国(こく)防(ぼう) kokubou national defense

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Words with 災 (4)

災(さい)害(がい) saigai disaster 被(ひ)災(さい) hisai being affected by disaster 火(か)災(さい) kasai fire 震(しん)災(さい) shinsai earthquake disaster