protection against fire; fire prevention
Refers to measures, devices, or materials that protect against fire, such as firebreaks, fireproofing, or fire guards.
このカーテンは火除けの加工がしてある。
These curtains have been treated for fire protection.
山の周りに
They created an open space around the mountain as a firebreak.
Standard kanji spelling for fire protection.
Search-only variant; the kanji 除 is normally used.
Compound of 火 (hi, 'fire') + 除け (yoke, 'avoidance, protection', from 除ける). The spelling 火除け is the standard representation.