保全|ほぜんhozen[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbpreservation; conservation; maintenance; integrity
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 保全する（ほぜんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 保全します（ほぜんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 保全しない（ほぜんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 保全しません（ほぜんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 保全せず・保全せぬ（ほぜんせず・ほぜんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 保全した（ほぜんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 保全しました（ほぜんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 保全しなかった（ほぜんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 保全しませんでした（ほぜんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 保全して（ほぜんして） |
| Potential | 保全できる（ほぜんできる） |
| Passive | 保全される（ほぜんされる） |
| Causative | 保全させる（ほぜんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 保全させられる（ほぜんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 保全すれば（ほぜんすれば） |
| tara | 保全したら（ほぜんしたら） |
| Volitional | 保全しよう（ほぜんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 保全しましょう（ほぜんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 保全しろ（ほぜんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym保存ほぞんNeutralNeutral noun for keeping things or data as they are, as in 「データ保存」; it stresses retaining something, while 「保全」 stresses protecting it so it stays intact and safe.
- SynonymメンテナンスNeutralNeutral loanword for the upkeep and servicing of equipment, with a technical flavor, as in 「定期メンテナンス」.
- Synonym維持いじWrittenWritten noun for keeping the status quo unchanged, as in 「現状維持」; it stresses leaving things as they are.
- Related管理かんりNeutralNeutral noun for management; it stresses maintaining order and control.
- Related保守ほしゅNeutralNeutral noun for the maintenance and servicing of equipment, with a technical flavor; it also means political conservatism.
- Related保護ほごNeutralNeutral noun for protecting something from harm, as in 「自然保護」; it stresses guarding, while 「保全」 stresses keeping something intact and safe.
- Related整備せいびNeutralNeutral noun for repairs and servicing, as in 「車の整備」; it stresses fixing things up and getting them ready.
- Related保持ほじWrittenWritten noun for keeping records or a state; it stresses holding on to and maintaining something.
- Related保管ほかんNeutralNeutral noun for safekeeping and storage, as in 「貴重品の保管」.
- Related保つたもつNeutralNeutral, everyday verb for keeping a state, as in 「健康を保つ」.
- Related護持ごじWrittenWritten, dignified noun for upholding and guarding things such as the constitution or Buddhist law.
- Related営繕えいぜんWrittenWritten noun for building construction and repair, with an administrative flavor, as in 「営繕課」.
- Antonym破壊はかいWrittenWritten noun for destruction, as in 「環境破壊」; the direct opposite of 「保全」.
- Antonym放棄ほうきWrittenWritten noun for giving up or abandoning something, as in 「権利の放棄」; the opposite of 「保全」.
Use 「保全」 for protecting the environment, evidence, or property so that it stays intact and safe, as in 「環境保全」 and 「証拠保全」. To save data, use 「保存」; to guard something from harm, 「保護」; for repairs and servicing, 「整備」; for equipment upkeep, 「メンテナンス」; for safekeeping, 「保管」. 「破壊」 is the opposite: destruction.
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