noun

  1. communicable disease control (e.g. by quarantine, disinfection, etc.), prevention of epidemics.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
防疫 ぼうえき

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)
epidemic
ヤク エキ (9th, N1)
trailing sickness, sick radical (no. 104)
ダク ニャク ソウ
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)