防災 (ぼうさい)disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster

Kanji in 防災

• 防Ward Off; Defend; ProtectRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N2
• 災Disaster; Calamity; WoeRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1

Words that share its kanji

• 防衛ぼうえいdefense; defence
• 国防こくぼうnational defence; national defense
• 防止ぼうしprevention; check
• 防衛庁ぼうえいちょうJapan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
• 予防よぼうprevention; precaution
• 攻防こうぼうoffense and defense; offence and defence
• 消防しょうぼうfire fighting
• 防御ぼうぎょdefense; defence
• 災害さいがいcalamity; disaster
• 火災かさいconflagration; fire
• 被災ひさいbeing a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
• 労災ろうさいwork-related injury; work-related illness
• 大震災だいしんさいgreat earthquake (disaster)
• 戦災せんさいwar damage
• 災いわざわいdisaster; calamity
• 天災てんさいnatural calamity; disaster