Quick answer
防 is the kanji for "Defend". Its reading is ふせ.ぐ (fusegu). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Defend
Also : Protect · Ward off · Resist
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
7 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 防 represents 'WARD OFF'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of ward off.
On-reading: ぼう — remember this sound by associating it with ward off. Kun-reading: ふせ.ぐ.
Example Sentences
防災訓練に参加しました。
ぼうさいくんれんにさんかしました。
I participated in disaster prevention training.
風邪の予防に注意しています。
かぜのよぼうにちゅういしています。
I'm paying attention to cold prevention.
Vocabulary using 防
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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