JLPT N1 · Noun

保険 (hoken)

保険 (ほけん, hoken) is a Japanese noun meaning “insurance”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほけん
Romaji: hoken
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

insurance · noun
guarantee; warranty · noun

Example sentences

この保険は何もかもカバーする。

This insurance covers everything.

Tatoeba #219854

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

Kanji in 保険

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

precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable positionケン・けわ.しい · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 保険.

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保健ほけんpreservation of health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保守ほしゅmaintenance保養ほようhealth preservation危険きけんdanger冒険ぼうけんadventure

Source: JMdict entry 1513440 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.