Pre-Level 1
禦

Meaning

Kanji 禦

defend

defend, protect, resist, ward off

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
ふせ.ぐ
Onyomi 音読み
ギョゴ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
17
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji
御 • 蓹 • 篽 • 䥏

Related vocabulary

4 common entries

Showing 4 of 4 entries that include this kanji.

防ぐ

ふせぐ

to defend against

防ぎ

ふせぎ

defense

防御

ぼうぎょ

defense

制御

せいぎょ

control (of a machine, device, etc.)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

国を禦るために兵が集まった。

Soldiers gathered to defend the country.

城門で敵を禦いだ。

They held off the enemy at the castle gate.

厚い服で寒さを禦ごう。

Let's ward off the cold with thick clothes.

彼は外からの圧力を禦いだ。

He resisted outside pressure.

この薬は病気の広がりを禦ぐ。

This medicine prevents the spread of disease.