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保存

Reading

Kana: ほぞん
Romaji: hozon
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk); maintenance

Kanji

Readings: ホ、 ホウ、 たも.つ
Meanings: protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support
Readings: ソン、 ゾン、 ながら.える、 あ.る、 たも.つ、 と.う
Meanings: exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel

Example Sentences

この(にく)保存(ほぞん)がきく。
➥This meat can be preserved long.
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よい伝統(でんとう)保存(ほぞん)されるべきだ。
➥Good traditions should be preserved.
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我々(われわれ)自然(しぜん)保存(ほぞん)するべきです。
➥We are to preserve nature.
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椎茸(しいたけ)乾燥(かんそう)させて保存(ほぞん)します。
➥We keep shiitake mushrooms dry.
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それは(すず)しい(ところ)保存(ほぞん)しなさい。
➥Keep it in a cool place.
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(かれ)らはその建物(たてもの)保存(ほぞん)してきた。
➥They have preserved the building.
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