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まん延防止 (manenboushi) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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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.
During the semi-state of emergency, restaurant operating hours were shortened.
Kanji 防 ward off, defend, protect 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.
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.
