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防毒面 (boudokumen) Japanese meaning: gas mask | Kotomora

防ぼう毒どく面めん

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Meanings

1

A mask that protects the wearer from inhaling toxic gases or airborne pollutants.

消しょう防ぼう士しは防ぼう毒どく面めんを着つけて現げん場ばに向むかっ

た

。

The firefighter put on a gas mask and headed to the scene.

Kanji

防ward off, defend, protect
毒poison, virus, venom
面mask, face, features

Built from

防ぼう毒どく+面めん

Etymology

Compound of 防毒 (bōdoku, 'protection against poison') + 面 (men, 'mask').