防 — defend/prevent

Grade 5 kanji · 7 strokes · on'yomi bou · kun'yomi fuse·gu.

A hill (阝) set as a barrier (方) — defending.

Example words

• 防ぐ — fusegu — to prevent
• 消防 — shoubou — firefighting

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