Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.
防止 (ぼうし, boushi) Japanese meaning: prevention | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 防止する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 防ぼう 止し する 防ぼう 止し しない Polite 防ぼう 止し します 防ぼう 止し しません Past polite 防ぼう 止し しました 防ぼう 止し しませんでした Past 防ぼう 止し した 防ぼう 止し しなかった Te-form 防ぼう 止し して 防ぼう 止し しないで Desire 防ぼう 止し したい 防ぼう 止し したくない Potential 防ぼう 止し できる 防ぼう 止し できない Passive 防ぼう 止し される 防ぼう 止し されない Causative 防ぼう 止し させる 防ぼう 止し させない Causative passive 防ぼう 止し させられる 防ぼう 止し させられない Volitional 防ぼう 止し しよう Polite volitional 防ぼう 止し しましょう Imperative 防ぼう 止し しろ 防ぼう 止し するな Conditional 防ぼう 止し すれば 防ぼう 止し しなければ Tara conditional 防ぼう 止し したら 防ぼう 止し しなかったら
Report an issue with this page
ぼう
止し
に
努つと
め
て
い
ます
。
We are working to prevent accidents.
Please wash your hands thoroughly to prevent infection.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 防ぼう 止し する to prevent something (from happening)
The new rule was made to prevent accidents.
〈 事こと 〉 の 防ぼう 止し に 努つと める to work to prevent something
The company is working hard to prevent accidents.
防ぼう 止し 策さく を 講こう じる to take preventive measures
The government took measures to prevent infection.
Kanji 防 ward off, defend, protect Related words· 9 予防 is used mainly for guarding against illness or accidents through proactive health/safety measures, while 防止 more broadly covers stopping any undesirable event, not just medical ones.
阻止 implies actively blocking or obstructing something that is already in motion, whereas 防止 refers to preventive measures taken before the problem can occur.
抑制 means to hold back or restrain something ongoing (like emotions or growth), while 防止 focuses on stopping a specific bad event from happening at all.
防止 is a formal noun meaning 'prevention' used in compounds like 事故防止, while 除け is a more colloquial suffix for a physical or protective item like 虫除け.
Show 5 more 防止 is a general word for preventing accidents, damage, or unwanted events, while 抑止 more specifically implies deterrence through force, policy, or deliberate pressure.
防止 focuses on preventing an undesirable event from happening at all, whereas 防ぎ centers on the protective action of blocking or repelling something already occurring.
防止する is a formal noun-plus-する verb used mainly for preventing accidents or problems in writing, while 防ぐ is the everyday verb usable in both concrete and abstract situations.
Etymology Compound of 防 (ぼう, 'defend, prevent') and 止 (し, 'stop'). The reading is on'yomi. The word is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound.
ぼう
法ほう
N2
防止 emphasizes the act of 'preventing/stopping' something (often used in compounds like 事故防止), while 予防法 names the specific method used to achieve that prevention.
防止する means to prevent something from occurring in the first place, while 食い止める means to stop something that has already started from getting worse.
防ぼう 止し 法ほう
anti-... law; prevention law
preventive measure; prevention measure
Show 5 more error prevention; mistake prevention
accident prevention
pollution control; pollution prevention
recidivism prevention
hazard prevention; danger prevention
