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予防 (よぼう, yobou) Japanese meaning: prevention | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 予防する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 予よ 防ぼう する 予よ 防ぼう しない Polite 予よ 防ぼう します 予よ 防ぼう しません Past polite 予よ 防ぼう しました 予よ 防ぼう しませんでした Past 予よ 防ぼう した 予よ 防ぼう しなかった Te-form 予よ 防ぼう して 予よ 防ぼう しないで Desire 予よ 防ぼう したい 予よ 防ぼう したくない Potential 予よ 防ぼう できる 予よ 防ぼう できない Passive 予よ 防ぼう される 予よ 防ぼう されない Causative 予よ 防ぼう させる 予よ 防ぼう させない Causative passive 予よ 防ぼう させられる 予よ 防ぼう させられない Volitional 予よ 防ぼう しよう Polite volitional 予よ 防ぼう しましょう Imperative 予よ 防ぼう しろ 予よ 防ぼう するな Conditional 予よ 防ぼう すれば 予よ 防ぼう しなければ Tara conditional 予よ 防ぼう したら 予よ 防ぼう しなかったら
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Hand washing is important for preventing influenza.
This medicine is effective in preventing illness.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 予よ 防ぼう する to prevent something (illness, accidents, etc.)
Washing your hands is effective for preventing colds.
〈 事こと 〉 の 予よ 防ぼう に 努つと める to make efforts to prevent something
The company is working to prevent accidents.
未み 然ぜん に 予よ 防ぼう する to prevent something before it happens
It's important to prevent problems before they occur.
Kanji 予 beforehand, previous, myself 防 ward off, defend, protect 預 deposit, custody, leave with Related words 防止 focuses narrowly on stopping a specific accident or problem from occurring, while 予防 covers broader advance measures, especially in health contexts.
対策 means a countermeasure devised to deal with a problem generally, whereas 予防 specifically means acting beforehand to keep the problem from happening at all.
予防 refers to preventing something from happening in the first place, while 再発防止 specifically means preventing a problem that has already occurred from happening again.
予防 is the general concept of 'prevention', while 予防法 refers specifically to the concrete method or measure used to prevent something.
予防 is 'prevention', especially of illness or accidents through active measures, whereas 未然 is a more abstract, formal way of saying 'before it occurs' and is usually paired with 防ぐ or 食い止める.
Word family· 20 defensive perimeter; defense line · precaution; safeguard; safety measure
preventive method; precautionary measures
preventive; precautionary
Written forms 予よ 防ぼう Usage 100%
Standard modern kanji form; high priority.
預よ 防ぼう
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 防 is the modern standard.
Etymology Compound of 予 (beforehand) and 防 (defend, protect). The spelling 預防 uses the older form of 防.
策さく
preventive measure; precautionary measure
prophylactic drug; preventive medicine
