Memory phrase for the Kanji: 防

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fusegu

Left: hill 阝, right: side, direction 方

A hill along a direction is: a dam (dike), that protects you.

阝	hill	The radical kozato shows a hill. 阝 and is always on the left side of a kanji. (Please note that rather similar radical oozato ⻏ is always on the right sight of the kanji and means village.)
方	direction

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防ぐ	ふせぐ	to defend (against), to protect, to prevent
消防車	しょうぼうしゃ	fire-engine, fire truck
消防署	しょうぼうしょ	fire station
予防	よぼう	prevention, precaution, protection
国防	こくぼう	national defence
堤防	ていぼう	bank, weir, dike
消防	しょうぼう	fire fighting, fire department
防止	ぼうし	prevention, check
防火	ぼうか	fire prevention, fire fighting, fire proof

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