Word Meaning 防波堤

ぼうはてい bouhatei

防波堤 is read as ぼうはてい (bouhatei) and means breakwater.

Meaning

English

  1. breakwater
  2. mole

Reading

Kana

ぼうはてい

Romaji

bouhatei

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 16880 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

防潮堤

ぼうちょうてい

tide embankment

消波堤

しょうはてい

breakwater

堤防

ていぼう

bank

堤防を築く

ていぼうをきずく

to construct an embankment

防衛

ぼうえい

defense

防災

ぼうさい

disaster preparedness

防護

ぼうご

protection

防衛庁

ぼうえいちょう

Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)

防衛施設庁

ぼうえいしせつちょう

(Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Defence)

防弾

ぼうだん

bulletproof

防疫

ぼうえき

communicable disease control (e.g. by quarantine, disinfection, etc.)

防腐

ぼうふ

preservation from decay

Example Sentences

1

なみがぼうはていにうちあたった。

The waves crashed against the breakwater.