# 防 — Prevent

Frequency rank 357 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 術 (Technique), less common than 待 (Wait).

- On’yomi: ぼう
- Kun’yomi: ふせ
- Radical: 阜 Mound (Kangxi 170)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

A building on the left blocks a direction on the right — the building stands in the direction of danger, preventing threats from getting through.

In words:

- 防ぐ ふせぐ — to defend (against),to protect,to prevent
- 防止 ぼうし — prevention,check
- 防犯 ぼうはん — prevention of crime

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