JLPT N2 · Noun

保健 (hoken)

保健 (ほけん, hoken) is a Japanese noun meaning “preservation of health; hygiene”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほけん
Romaji: hoken
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation · noun
health education (school subject) · noun

Example sentences

ＷＨＯとは世界保健機構を表す。

WHO stands for World Health Organization.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 保健

保

protect, guarantee, keepホ・ホウ・たも.つ · 9 strokes

健

healthy, health, strengthケン・すこ.やか · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 保健.

保証ほしょうguarantee保存ほぞんpreservation保護ほごprotection保障ほしょうguarantee確保かくほsecuring保つたもつto keep保育ほいくnurturing保温ほおんretaining warmth保管ほかんcharge保険ほけんinsurance保守ほしゅmaintenance保養ほようhealth preservation健康けんこうhealth健在けんざいin good health

Source: JMdict entry 1513410 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.