noun

  1. preventive measure, precautionary measure, precaution.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
予防措置 よぼうそち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

beforehand, previous, myself
ヨ あらかじ.め シャ (3rd, N3)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
ward off, defend, protect
ボウ ほう ふせ.ぐ (5th, N2)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
set aside, give up, suspend
ソ お.く (Late Jr. High, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
once upon a time, antiquity, old times
むかし セキ シャク (3rd, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
day, sun, Japan
ひ ニチ にっ (1st, N5)
placement, put, set
お.く チ おき (4th, N3)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
straightaway, honesty, frankness
なお.す なお チョク (2nd, N3)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
fishhook radical, (乙 variant)