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防犯 (bouhan) Japanese meaning: crime prevention | Kotomora
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I participate in local crime prevention activities.
Security cameras were installed.
Usage patterns 防ぼう 犯はん 対たい 策さく を 立た てる to work out crime-prevention measures
The neighborhood association decided to work out crime-prevention measures.
防ぼう 犯はん 意い 識しき を 高たか める to raise crime-prevention awareness
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 防ぼう 犯はん を 強きょう 化か する to strengthen crime prevention in a place
防ぼう 犯はん のために 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something for the sake of crime prevention
I installed a sensor light at the entrance for crime prevention.
Kanji 防 ward off, defend, protect Related words 警備 refers to the concrete act of guarding or patrolling a place, while 防犯 is the broader concept of measures and awareness aimed at preventing crime in general.
犯罪防止 and 防犯 both mean crime prevention, but 防犯 is the shorter, more everyday term often seen in compounds like 防犯カメラ, while 犯罪防止 is more formal and explicit, typical of official or policy language.
防犯 refers broadly to crime prevention, while ホームセキュリティ specifically means a security system or service for protecting a home.
防犯 specifically means 'crime prevention' (locks, cameras, patrols), whereas セキュリティ is broader and covers both physical and digital protection.
防犯 specifically means crime prevention, while 保安 covers a wider range of safety and order maintenance beyond just crime.
Don't confuse with 防災 and 防犯 share the 防〜 pattern and both mean 'prevention', but 防災 is about preparing for natural disasters while 防犯 is specifically about preventing crime.
防弾 means bulletproof (resistant to bullets), while 防犯 means crime prevention despite sharing the 防 prefix.
Word family burglar alarm; personal alarm
security equipment; personal safety devices · anti-theft device; theft prevention equipment
security camera; surveillance camera
security system
Etymology Compound of 防 (prevent) and 犯 (crime). The reading is on'yomi.
The school holds classes to raise children's crime-prevention awareness.
To strengthen crime prevention around the station, the police increased their patrols.
