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jmdict 1520360 Active (id: 2089740)
防災 [ichi1,news1,nf06]
ぼうさい [ichi1,news1,nf06]
1. [n]
▶ disaster preparedness
▶ prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster
▶ protection against disaster



History:
4. A 2020-12-09 10:56:54  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Yes, I saw that. It's been discussed several times.
3. A* 2020-12-09 04:52:36  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
suggested by sb in the Translator's FB group, works well I think?
  Diff:
@@ -17,0 +18 @@
+<gloss>disaster preparedness</gloss>
2. A 2019-01-12 23:55:18  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2019-01-12 01:05:24  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijr: "災害を防ぐこと。"
GG5: "prevention of damage 「by [as a result of] a ( ) disaster."
中辞典: "disaster prevention; protection against disaster".
JMdict: "防ぐ (ふせぐ) (v5g,vt) (1) to defend against; to protect against; (2) to prevent; to avert; to avoid"
  Comments:
Many JEs just have "disaster prevention", but I suspect it's based on the other sense of 防ぐ. GG5 gets it right.
There's been a long thread on the translators' FB page about this one.
  Diff:
@@ -18 +18,2 @@
-<gloss>disaster prevention</gloss>
+<gloss>prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster</gloss>
+<gloss>protection against disaster</gloss>

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