How to say "insurance" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 保険ほけんnounThe common everyday word for insurance in all its ordinary senses, whether coverage you take out or insurance as a system or product. Whatever the type of insurance, this is the word you want.
- nounA katakana loanword taken straight from English 'insurance'. It is less common than 保険 and seldom the word you want; in ordinary contexts use 保険 instead.
- 付保ふほnoun, suru verbA technical term for the act of insuring something or placing insurance coverage on it, found mainly in insurance-industry and financial writing. Not the everyday word for insurance; use 保険 in ordinary speech.
Use 保険 for insurance in any everyday sense; 付保 is a technical term for the act of insuring or placing coverage, while 「インシュランス」 is a less common loanword and seldom the word you want.
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