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JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

予よ防ぼう

yobou

prevention

Example sentences

  1. 治療ちりょうよりも予防よぼう。

    Prevention is better than cure.

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  2. それは予防よぼうできない病気びょうきだ。

    It is a disease that can’t be prevented.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 今週こんしゅうは火災かさい予防よぼう週間しゅうかんです。

    This is Fire Prevention Week.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 予防

  • 予beforehand; previousOnヨ・シャKunあらかじめ
  • 防prevent; protectOnボウKunふせぐ

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