| 718 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 812 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 791 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 325 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4980 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 680 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 983 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 374 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 513 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 522 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 781 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 725 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 320 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1311 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41576 | Morohashi |
| 270 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6429 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1302 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1399 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 326 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 674 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
331 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 防衛施設庁 【ボウエイシセツチョウ】 (Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Defence)
- 防衛 【ボウエイ】 defense, defence, protection
- 砂防 【サボウ】 erosion control
- 攻防 【コウボウ】 offense and defense, offence and defence
Kun reading compounds
- 防ぐ 【ふせぐ】 to defend against, to protect against, to prevent, to avert, to avoid
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あた、 う、 ほう
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- defender
- proteger
- aguantar
- prevenir
- presa
- banco
Portuguese
- desligar
- defender
- proteger
- resistir
French
- prévenir (un danger)
- défendre
- protéger
- résister
| 3645 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 7022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9632 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 塞源 【ソクゲン】 blockage of a source
- 塞栓 【ソクセン】 embolus, abnormal substance (i.e. air) circulating in the blood
- 梗塞 【コウソク】 stoppage, blocking, infarction, infarct
- 閉塞 【ヘイソク】 blockage, blockade, blocking up, stoppage, obstruction, occlusion
- 塞翁が馬 【サイオウガウマ】 the future is unpredictable, inscrutable are the ways of heaven, the irony of fate
- 塞外 【サイガイ】 outside a fort, outside the Great Wall of China
- 防塞 【ボウサイ】 fort, defensive position
- 城塞 【ジョウサイ】 fortress, stronghold, citadel
Kun reading compounds
- 塞ぐ 【ふさぐ】 to stop up, to close up, to block (up), to plug up, to shut up, to cover (ears, eyes, etc.), to close (eyes, mouth), to stand in the way, to obstruct, to occupy, to fill up, to take up, to perform one's role, to do one's duty, to feel depressed, to be in low spirits, to mope
Readings
- Korean:
- sae, saeg
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1324 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 465 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2924 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2033 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 5349 | Morohashi |
| 2330 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1069 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2214 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1646 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 585e | Unicode hex code |