ぼう
防
さい
災

noun

  1. disaster preparedness, prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster, protection against disaster.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぼう
防
さい
災
 防災 ぼうさい ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
disaster, calamity, woe
サイ　わざわ.い (5th, N1)
curving river radical (no.47)
セン　かわ (Kentei 1)
ku radical
river
climax, arrive, proceed
シ　いた.る　のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)