まん延えん防ぼう止し

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Meanings

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noun

semi-state of emergency COVID-19 measures

abbreviation

Abbreviation of まん延防止等重点措置. Refers to the quasi-emergency measures implemented in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing prefectural governors to impose targeted restrictions on businesses and movement.

See also: まん延防止等重点措置

政せい

府ふ

は

東とう

京きょう

に

まん

延えん

防ぼう

止し

等とう

重じゅう

点てん

措そ

置ち

を

適てき

用よう

し

た

。

The government applied quasi-emergency measures to Tokyo.

まん延えん防ぼう止し期き間かん中ちゅうは飲いん食しょく店てんの営えい業ぎょう時じ間かんが短たん縮しゅくされた。

During the semi-state of emergency, restaurant operating hours were shortened.

Kanji

延prolong, stretching
防ward off, defend, protect
止stop, halt
蔓vine, tendril, influence

Related words

緊きん急きゅう事じ態たい宣せん言げん
A full state of emergency with stricter, legally binding measures, whereas まん延防止 is a lighter, more targeted quasi-emergency.

Word family

まん延えん防ぼう止し等とう重じゅう点てん措そ置ち
quasi-emergency measures; semi-state of emergency COVID-19 measures

Written forms

まん延えん防ぼう止し
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling used in official contexts and news.
蔓まん延えん防ぼう止し
Full kanji spelling; less common but still seen.

Etymology

Compound of まん延 (spread, prevalence) and 防止 (prevention). The term gained widespread use during the COVID-19 pandemic as an abbreviation of the official measure name.