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保持

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 保持.

Dictionary

Entry

保持NounTransitive~する VerbFreq #10938
1

retention; maintenance; preservation

Examples
あそこの会社から技術情報をもらうには、まず機密保持契約を結ばなければいけない。
To get technical information from that company, we first have to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support

9 strokesFrequency 146JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ホウ

Kun

たも.つ

Nanori

もりやすやすし

hold, have

9 strokesFrequency 119JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

も.つ-も.ちも.てる

Nanori

もちもつ

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