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防疫 (boueki) Japanese meaning: epidemic prevention | Kotomora
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The government strengthened epidemic prevention measures at the border.
Entry from infected areas was restricted for disease control.
Usage patterns 防ぼう 疫えき 体たい 制せい を 強きょう 化か する to strengthen the epidemic prevention system
The government announced it would strengthen its epidemic prevention system.
防ぼう 疫えき 措そ 置ち を 取と る to take epidemic prevention measures
Strict epidemic prevention measures are being taken at the airport.
防ぼう 疫えき に 努つと める to work hard at epidemic prevention
Medical workers strive every day for epidemic prevention.
Kanji 防 ward off, defend, protect Related words 感染症対策 is the broader term covering treatment and public health response, while 防疫 focuses narrowly on prevention and containment measures like quarantine and disinfection.
検疫 refers specifically to quarantine inspection at ports and airports, whereas 防疫 covers the whole range of measures used to prevent an epidemic from spreading.
Etymology Compound of 防 (prevent) and 疫 (epidemic), a Sino-Japanese term coined in the modern era for public health concepts.
