JapanLingo

防ぐふせぐ

fusegu

to prevent

N3

How to remember this word

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

Example sentences

Example 1

te o aratte kaze o fusegimashou.

Let us wash our hands and prevent colds.

Example 2

onaji misu o fusegu tame ni, chekkurisuto o tsukurimashita.

To prevent the same mistake, I made a checklist.