Meaning of 保持 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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保持
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Kana Readingほじ
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Romajihoji
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- retention; maintenance; preservation
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Example Sentences
保持, ほじ used in context
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美しいものが与えてくれる感動は素晴らしいものだったが、私にはその感動を保持する事も、いつまでも繰り返す事もできなかった。世界で最も美しいものでさえも、最後には私を退屈させてしまったのである。
The emotion they gave me was exquisite, but I could not preserve it, nor could I indefinitely repeat it; the most beautiful things in the world finished by boring me.
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He still holds the heavyweight title.
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人間の心は昔から数々の宝を隠し持っており、それは秘かに保持され、沈黙のうちに封じ込まれている。
The human heart has hidden treasures, in secret kept, in silence sealed.
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If you use a computer, you can retain information.
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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.
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Kanji found in this word
protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support
On: ホ, ホウ
Kun: たも.つ
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