EntryCommonJLPT N3WaniKani 20
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    prevention; protection (against); precaution

    治療よりも予防。
    Prevention is better than cure.

Also written 預防【よぼう】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

beforehand, previous, myself, I

Kun
あらかじ.め
On
シャ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
180 of 2500
Radical
hook
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-2, 2-3-1SKIP code
0a4.12The Kanji Dictionary
1720.2Four corner code
3553deroo
4e88Unicode hex code
1-45-29JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
271Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
68New Nelson (John Haig)
1983New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2477Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1253Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1719Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1593Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1719Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
160A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
62Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
531Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
231Morohashi
403A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
393Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
397Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
525sakade
294Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
425henshall3
245Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
283crowley
403Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.12busy_people
275Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1607Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu2, yu3Pinyin reading
yeoKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ward off, defend, protect, resist

Kun
ふせ.ぐ
On
ボウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
331 of 2500
Radical
mound
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Used in names as

あたほう

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-4, 1-2-4SKIP code
2d4.1The Kanji Dictionary
7022.7Four corner code
3645deroo
9632Unicode hex code
1-43-41JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4980Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6429New Nelson (John Haig)
270New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
320Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
203Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
242Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1302Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1399Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
325A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
374Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
680Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41576Morohashi
791A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
513Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
522Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
718sakade
983Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
812henshall3
674Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
326crowley
781Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
725Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1311Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fang2Pinyin reading
bangKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level