防疫 (ぼうえき)communicable disease control (e.g. by quarantine, disinfection, etc.); prevention of epidemics

Kanji in 防疫

• 防Ward Off; Defend; ProtectRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N2
• 疫EpidemicRead 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
• 防災ぼうさいdisaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster
• 免疫めんえきimmunity; immunization
• 検疫けんえきquarantine; medical inspection
• 検疫所けんえきしょquarantine station
• 疫病えきびょうepidemic; plague
• アフリカ馬疫アフリカばえきAfrican horse sickness
• ウシ肺疫ぎゅうはいえきcontagious bovine pleuropneumonia; CBPP
• ヒト免疫不全ウイルスヒトめんえきふぜんウイルスhuman immunodeficiency virus; HIV
• 人免疫不全ウイルスヒトめんえきふぜんウイルスhuman immunodeficiency virus; HIV