Usage patterns 防ぼう 火か 対たい 策さく を 講こう じる to take fire-prevention measures
This building has implemented thorough fire-prevention measures.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 防ぼう 火か 体たい 制せい を 強きょう 化か する to strengthen the fire-prevention system in 〈place〉
It was decided to strengthen the factory's fire-prevention system.
防ぼう 火か の 意い 識しき を 高たか める to raise awareness about fire prevention
A seminar was held to raise local residents' awareness about fire prevention.
Kanji 防 ward off, defend, protect Related words 消防 covers the active work of putting out fires and rescuing people, while 防火 focuses on preventing fires from starting in the first place.
防火 (fire prevention) focuses on stopping fires from starting or spreading, while 耐火 (fire resistance) refers to the ability of materials or structures to withstand fire.
Don't confuse with 防火 means taking measures to prevent a fire from starting, while 消火 means putting out a fire that has already broken out.
防火 refers to systems and practices for preventing fires, whereas 耐火 describes a material's property of resisting heat and flame.
放火 (arson) and 防火 (fire prevention) share a kanji and sound similar, but 防火 means preventing fires, not causing them.
Word family· 13 Show 5 more Show fewer fire-resistant paint; fire-retardant paint
fireproof building; fire-resistant construction
fire cistern; firefighting water tank
firefighting water; water for firefighting
fire drill
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Etymology Compound of 防 (prevent, protect) and 火 (fire). The reading ぼうか is the standard on'yomi combination.
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