防ぐ

• 読み: ふせぐ
• ローマ字: fusegu
• 漢字の分解: 防 (bō/fuse) — to defend, to protect, to prevent
• 発音: /ɸɯ.se.ɡɯ/

意味

To defend against; to protect against; to prevent. Used for blocking threats or stopping problems before they occur.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated with the ぐ row. Covers both active defense (defending against an attack) and preventive measures (preventing disease). Related to 予防 (prevention), 防止 (prevention), and 防犯 (crime prevention). Very common in health, safety, and security contexts.

例文

1. 手を洗って風邪を防ぎましょう。
2. この壁は洪水を防ぐために作られた。
3. 火事を防ぐには日頃の注意が大切だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: health, safety, security

トーン: practical

起源と歴史

The kanji 防 combines 阝 (mound/embankment) and 方 (direction), originally meaning an embankment built to defend against flooding.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal