JapanLingo

予防よぼう

yobou

prevention

N3

How to remember this word

Say 予防 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “prevention” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.

Example sentences

Example 1

tearai de kaze o yobou shimashou.

Let us prevent colds by washing our hands.

Example 2

yobou no tame ni, maitoshi wakuchin o ukeru you ni shiteimasu.

For prevention, I make sure to get a vaccine every year.