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JLPT N3verbLevel estimated by Bebop

防ふせぐ

fusegu

to prevent, to avert

Example sentences

  1. 塩しおは魚さかなが腐くさるのを防ふせぐ。

    Salt preserves fish from spoilage.

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  2. 堤防ていぼうが洪水こうずいを防ふせいだ。

    The levee kept the floodwater back.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 注意深ちゅういぶかい運転うんてんは事故じこを防ふせぐ。

    Careful driving prevents accidents.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 防

  • 防prevent; protectOnボウKunふせぐ

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