防止 (ぼうし): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

防止 (ぼうし) means prevention / avoiding problems.

See example sentences below.

防止 at a glance

防止

ぼうしboushi

N2noun

prevention / avoiding problems

防止ぼうしboushiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

prevention / avoiding problems

Example 1

事故の防止は大切です。

Translation

Preventing accidents is important.

Example 2

病気の防止に気をつけてください。

Translation

Please be careful to prevent illness.