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防ぐ is an exact match with one form of the following word:
防ぐ
BOOST
Reading : ふせぐ   
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
to defend (against); to protect; to prevent
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 132,610 which gives a rank of 1,859
防ぐ is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 11,000 (about 62,100,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N3
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3342 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 3556
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 25 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
かれ
もう
すこ
ちゅうい
注意
していれば
じこ
事故
ふせ
げたろう

If he had been a little more careful, the accident would have been avoided.
くるま
つうろ
通路
ふせ
いでいた

A car was blocking the gateway.
そのこと
かれ
まえ
おな
かず
ほん
って
かける
こと
ふせ
げない

That does not prevent them from taking just as many books.
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ふせぐ
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 195,000 (about 296,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 25 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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拒ぐ
BOOST
Reading : ふせぐ   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 197,000 (about 280,000 results)
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禦ぐ
BOOST
Reading : ふせぐ   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 233,000 (about 64,800 results)
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ボウ   ふせ to protect, to defend (against)   
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ホウ   かた way, direction   
hill   
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キョ   こば to refuse   
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キョ    huge   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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side open box
hand
ギョ   ふせ defend, protect, resist, ward off   
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