Japanese

ほかん
Meaning: storage; safekeeping; preservation
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

保
管

Example sentences

We will keep your valuables at the front desk.
その商品は倉庫に保管されている。
Those goods are stored in the warehouse.
なき祖父の遺品を大切に保管している。
I cherish the mementos of my late grandfather.
貴重品は金庫で厳重に保管されている。
Valuables are kept strictly in a safe.
重要な文書は金庫に保管してある。
Important documents are kept in a safe.
大切な書類をファイルに綴じて保管する。
Bind important documents in a file and store them.
彼は地下室に古い本を保管している。
He keeps old books in the basement.
そのポスターは丸めて筒の中に保管されている。
That poster is rolled up and kept inside a tube.
彼は宝石を重い鉄の金庫に保管した。
He kept the jewels in a heavy iron safe.
この名画は、人類の至宝として大切に保管されている。
This masterpiece is kept carefully as a treasure of humanity.

Usage Notes

Refers to keeping an object safely to prevent it from being damaged or lost.

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