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    3. 防止

    防止

    防ぼう止し

    prevention

    N2KMT3News #2+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab11 strokes

    ぼうし

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    prevention, check

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    事じ故こ防ぼう止しのために注ちゅう意いしよう。

    Let's be careful to prevent accidents.

    KMT3Daily Life
    犯はん罪ざい防ぼう止しの対たい策さくが強きょう化かされた。

    Measures to prevent crime have been strengthened.

    KMT3Politics & Law
    インフルエンザの感かん染せん防ぼう止しには手て洗あらいが重じゅう要ようです。

    Handwashing is important for preventing influenza infection.

    KMT3Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    熱ねっ中ちゅう症しょう防ぼう止しのため、水すい分ぶん補ほ給きゅうを心こころがけましょう。

    Let's make an effort to hydrate to prevent heatstroke.

    KMT3Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    地ち球きゅう温おん暖だん化か防ぼう止しのため、私わたしたちは行こう動どうを起おこすべきだ。

    We should take action to prevent global warming.

    KMT4Nature & EnvironmentPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    防
    ふせ.ぐ…(4)
    ward off・defend・protect・resist
    止
    と.まる・-ど.まり・と.める・-と.める・-ど.め・とど.める…(10)
    stop・halt
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