ward off, defend, protect, resist

Radicals

Common words

• 防ぐ【ふせぐ】
  to defend against, to protect against, to prevent, to avert, to avoid
• 防御【ぼうぎょ】
  defense, defence, safeguard, protection
• 防止【ぼうし】
  prevention, check
• 国防【こくぼう】
  national defence, national defense
• 防衛庁【ぼうえいちょう】
  Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
• 予防【よぼう】
  prevention, protection (against), precaution
• 攻防【こうぼう】
  offense and defense, offence and defence
• 防災【ぼうさい】
  disaster preparedness, prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster, protection against disaster
• 消防【しょうぼう】
  fire fighting, fire department, fire brigade
• 防護【ぼうご】
  protection
• 防犯【ぼうはん】
  prevention of crime, security (device, camera, etc.)
• 予防接種【よぼうせっしゅ】
  vaccination, inoculation, immunization, immunisation
• 堤防【ていぼう】
  bank, weir, embankment, levee
• 防火【ぼうか】
  fire prevention, fire fighting, fire proof
• 防空【ぼうくう】
  air defense, air defence
• 専守防衛【せんしゅぼうえい】
  nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
• 砂防【さぼう】
  erosion control
• 防水【ぼうすい】
  waterproofing, making watertight
• 防音【ぼうおん】
  soundproofing
• 防戦【ぼうせん】
  defensive fight (battle)