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Japanese
| Alternative spelling
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| 豫防 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation
Noun
予防 • (yobō) ←よばう (yobau)?
- prevention or protection, especially from disease or natural disasters
Derived terms
Verb
予防する • (yobō suru) ←よばう (yobau)?suru (stem 予防し (yobō shi), past 予防した (yobō shita))
- prevent disease or suffering due to natural disasters
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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予防し
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よぼうし
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yobō shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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予防し
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よぼうし
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yobō shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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予防する
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よぼうする
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yobō suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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予防する
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よぼうする
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yobō suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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予防すれ
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よぼうすれ
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yobō sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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予防せよ¹
予防しろ²
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よぼうせよ¹
よぼうしろ²
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yobō seyo¹
yobō shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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予防される
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よぼうされる
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yobō sareru
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| Causative
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予防させる
予防さす
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よぼうさせる
よぼうさす
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yobō saseru
yobō sasu
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| Potential
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予防できる
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よぼうできる
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yobō dekiru
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| Volitional
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予防しよう
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よぼうしよう
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yobō shiyō
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| Negative
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予防しない
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よぼうしない
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yobō shinai
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| Negative continuative
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予防せず
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よぼうせず
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yobō sezu
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| Formal
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予防します
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よぼうします
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yobō shimasu
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| Perfective
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予防した
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よぼうした
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yobō shita
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| Conjunctive
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予防して
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よぼうして
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yobō shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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予防すれば
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よぼうすれば
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yobō sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.