防 — bang

Parts that make up 防

How 防 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 防 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 阜, 方.

Korean example words with 防

• 방오防汚 Korean gloss: 더러워지는 것을 막음
• 방간防奸 Korean gloss: 간사한 짓을 못하게 막음
• 방공防共 Korean gloss: 공산주의 세력을 막아 냄
• 방차防遮 Korean gloss: 적이나 어떤 세력을 막음
• 소방消防 Korean gloss: 화재를 진압하거나 예방함
• 방진防塵 Korean gloss: 먼지가 들어오는 것을 막음
• 방화防火 Korean gloss: 불이 나는 것을 미리 막음
• 방범防犯 Korean gloss: 범죄가 생기지 않도록 미리 막음
• 관방關防 Korean gloss: 변방의 방비를 위하여 설치한 요새
• 방책防柵 Korean gloss: 적의 침입을 막기 위하여 세운 울타리
• 방수防水 Korean gloss: 스며들거나 새거나 넘쳐흐르는 물을 막음
• 방루防壘 Korean gloss: 적의 공격을 막기 위하여 쌓은 성이나 진지

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 防

• 防衛ぼうえい defense; defence; protection
• 国防こくぼう national defence; national defense
• 防止ぼうし prevention; check
• 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
• 消防しょうぼう fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
• 防災ぼうさい disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
• 攻防こうぼう offense and defense; offence and defence
• 防御ぼうぎょ defense; defence; safeguard
• 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

Characters sharing the phonetic 方

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “방” in Korean.

Other hanja read “방”

Other hanja with radical 阜