防

အွန်

ボウ

ခွန်

ふせ(ぐ)

防ぐ（ふせぐ）、予防（よぼう）、防災（ぼうさい）、防犯（ぼうはん）

to prevent, prevention, disaster prevention, crime prevention

On-reading (ボウ) is used in compounds; kun-reading (ふせ(ぐ)) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation. This kanji forms verbs/adjectives with okurigana. Practice both the word form and compound forms.