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Illustration of 保養

保養ほよう

ほよう hoyou Play N1 Noun Suru verb Intransitive

健康を保つために、休養や気分転換をすること。 health preservation; recuperation; recreation

Example 1

忙しい日々が続いたので、温泉でゆっくり保養した。

After a busy stretch, I took time to recuperate at a hot spring.

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Example 2

医師の勧めで、海辺の保養地で一週間過ごすことにした。

On the doctor's recommendation, I decided to spend a week at a seaside health resort.

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Kanji breakdown

保

N1

protect; guarantee; keep; preserve; sustain; support

On reading
ホ、ホウ
Kun reading
たも.つ
Radical
人

養

N1

foster; bring up; rear; develop; nurture

On reading
ヨウ、リョウ
Kun reading
やしな.う
Radical
食
Illustration of 保つ
N1

たもつ

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to support; to sustain; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

Illustration of 保守
N1

ほしゅ

conservative; maintaining

Illustration of 保母
N1

ほぼ

day care worker in a kindergarten nursery school etc.

Illustration of 保温
N1

ほおん

retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation

Illustration of 保管
N1

ほかん

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage