防ぐ【ふせぐ】
Frequency rank: 1,372. – 1,373.
- to defend against; to protect against
- to prevent; to avert; to avoid
Godan verb with 'gu' ending; transitive verb
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to defend against; to protect against
- to prevent; to avert; to avoid
This meaning refers to taking actions or measures to safeguard oneself or something from potential harm or danger.
This meaning implies taking steps to stop something undesirable from happening, or to keep something from occurring.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ふせぐ防ぐためにto prevent (something)びょうき病気をふせぐ防ぐto prevent illnessじこ事故をふせぐ防ぐto prevent accidentsさいがい災害をふせぐ防ぐto prevent disastersかんせん感染をふせぐ防ぐto prevent infectionふせぐ防ぐどりょく努力をするto make efforts to preventりすくリスクをふせぐ防ぐto mitigate risksふせぐ防ぐことができるcan be preventedふせぐ防ぐたいさく対策preventive measuresもんだい問題をふせぐ防ぐto prevent problems
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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It's the prevention of migraines during daily life that's important, not dealing with migraines when they occur.
The checked player must find a way for the king to escape and block the check.
There's also the danger of unexploded bombs, so they reported it to the police and the area was taped off to keep people out.
They confirmed the importance of strengthening global precautions in order to prevent devastating losses.
Just how well can masks block the, even smaller than pollen, yellow sand dust? I think it much more of a nuisance than pollen.
6. つまり、いくつかのじゅう銃は、ぼうはつ暴発きごう(たとえば例えばおとされた落とされたとき時きごう)をふせぐ防ぐためにすぐれた優れたあんぜん安全きこう機構をもっています持っていますがそうでないじゅう銃もおおい多いのです。
In short some guns have excellent security systems to prevent accidental firing (e.g. when dropped), others don't.
7. こくどあんぜんほしょうしょう国土安全保障省のしゅようぎょうむ主要業務は、べいこく米国ない内のてろこうげきテロ攻撃をみぜんにふせぎ未然に防ぎ、まんいち万一、はっせい発生したばあい場合は、ひがい被害をさいしょうげん最小限にくいとめ食い止め、すみやか速やかなふっきゅう復旧をじっし実施することにある。
The Department of Homeland Security's primary function is the prevention of terrorist attacks occurring within America and, in the extreme case of an attack happening, holding losses to the smallest possible level and swiftly carrying out restoration.
8. かあぺっとカーペットにはほこり埃をきゅうしゅう吸収するだすとダストぽけっとポケットこうか効果があり、ほこり埃のひさん飛散をふせぐ防ぐとくちょう特長があるのだが、それがあだになった仇になったけっか結果といえる。
Carpets have the effect of a dust pocket, with merit of sucking up dust and stopping it flying around, but you can say that effect backfires.
You have to get more exercise in order to stave off senility.
Packaging can actually prevent certain kinds of waste.
She was wearing a thick coat against the chill.
The developing world and the developed world can prevent a war from breaking out by helping each other.