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保持

保持

Chinese

 
to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard
 
to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain
simp. and trad.
(保持)

Verb

保持

  1. to keep; to maintain; to preserve
    保持清潔 / 保持清洁   bǎochí qīngjié   to keep clean
    保持緘默 / 保持缄默   bǎochí jiānmò   to keep silent
    保持安靜 / 保持安静   bǎochí ānjìng   to keep quiet

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

保持 (hiragana ほじ, romaji hoji, historical hiragana ほぢ)

  1. keeping, holding, conservation, retention
  2. maintenance

Verb

保持する (hiragana ほじする, romaji hoji suru, historical hiragana ほぢする)

  1. keep, hold, conserve
  2. maintain

Conjugation