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防 = 方 + 阝
防 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “ward off”. It is built from 方 (direction) and 阝 (pinnacle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1399.
- Keyword
- ward off
- RTK frame
- 1399
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ボウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ふせ.ぐ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- отойти
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 防 defend
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 防 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “direction” + “pinnacle”. 防 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 防 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.