予防線

Japanese

Kanji in this term
予	防	線
よ Grade: 3	ぼう Grade: 5	せん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
豫防線 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 予防(よぼう) (yobō) + 線(せん) (sen).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jo̞bo̞ːsẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

予(よ)防(ぼう)線(せん) • (yobōsen) 

1. (figurative) preemptive defense against criticism or failure

   予防線(よぼうせん)を張(は)る

   yobōsen o haru

   to preempt criticism/failure

   (literally, “to put up a line of prevention”)