4337 天災: natural disaster: Natural disasters cannot be prevented. 5437 防止: prevention, determent: The police are making efforts to prevent crime. 5439 予防: prevention, protection: Cavities can be prevented. 5441 防ぐ: prevent: Please stretch well to prevent injuries. 6577 未然: in advance: It is not easy to prevent sickness beforehand. 7204 備わる: be possessed of; be provided with: This building is equipped with the latest crime prevention devices. 7283 非行: delinquency; misdeed: Let's devise ways to prevent juvenile delinquency. 8572 防災: disaster prevention: September 1st is "Disaster Prevention Day." 9188 阻む: obstruct; prevent: We were prevented from going on our way by the typhoon.