EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    defense; defence; safeguard; protection

    その市の防御は堅固だ。
    The defenses of the city are strong.

Also written 防禦【ぼうぎょ】

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Characters in this word

2
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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

honorable, manipulate, govern

Kun
おん-お-み-
On
ギョ
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1087 of 2500
Radical
step
WaniKani
Level 39

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-3-9SKIP code
3i9.1The Kanji Dictionary
2722.0Four corner code
2044deroo
5fa1Unicode hex code
1-24-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1628Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1761New Nelson (John Haig)
577New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
703Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
422Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
529Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1398Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1500Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
620A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1572Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
924Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10157XMorohashi
1158A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
708Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
721Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
524Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1530Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
371crowley
919Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
632Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1410Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu4Pinyin reading
eo, aKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
39WaniKani level