保有|ほゆうhoyuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbpossession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
   その会社かいしゃはアメリカ資本しほんが５１％保有ほゆうしている。↗

   The company is 51% owned by American capital.

• Synonym保持ほじWrittenWritten/formal: keeping or maintaining something, as in 「記録保持者」. It centers on sustaining a state; 「保有」 centers on holding assets or weapons.
• Synonym所持しょじWrittenWritten/formal, legal-flavored: having something on one's person or under one's actual control, as in 「銃の不法所持」; stresses physical control, not holding assets.
• Synonym所有しょゆうWrittenWritten/formal term for ownership — legal title over something, as in 「所有者」. It stresses legal attribution of property, not the act of holding it.
• Synonym有するゆうするWrittenWritten/formal 'to have or possess', as in 「権利を有する」「長い歴史を有する」. Unlike 「保有」, it does not stress continuously holding assets or qualifications.
• Synonym占有せんゆうWrittenWritten/formal: to occupy or hold something under one's actual control, as in 「市場占有率」. Stresses control or share, not ownership.
• Synonym所蔵しょぞうWrittenWritten/formal: to own and keep items in a collection, as in 「美術館所蔵」. Used for collected works or treasures, especially by museums.
• Related持つもつNeutralNeutral and the most common verb: to hold in the hand or to own, as in 「車を持つ」. Everyday and broad, covering both physical holding and possession.
• Related領有りょうゆうWrittenWritten/formal: possession of territory, as in 「領有権」; it typically concerns a nation's claim to land rather than holding assets.
• Related擁するようするWrittenWritten/formal: to have people, forces or resources under one, as in 「大軍を擁する」; most typical with troops or talent, while 「保有」 centres on assets and qualifications.
• RelatedキープCasualColloquial loanword: to keep or reserve something, as in 「席をキープ」. Casual everyday speech, not a formal word for possession.
• Related温存おんぞんWrittenWritten/formal: to preserve something carefully and save it for later, as in 「体力を温存」. About husbanding resources, not possessing them.
• Related取っておくとっておくCasualColloquial everyday phrase: to set something aside to keep it for later, as in 「ケーキを取っておく」. About reserving things for use, not possessing assets.
• Related取り置くとりおくNeutralNeutral: holding an item aside for someone, typically a shop reserving merchandise, as in 「商品を取り置く」. Store context, not asset possession.
• Related蔵するぞうするWrittenWritten, with an elegant, literary tone: to contain something within, or to keep it in a collection.
• Related持ち続けるもちつづけるNeutralNeutral verb: to keep holding or maintaining something over a long time, as in 「希望を持ち続ける」. Often carries a nuance of perseverance.
• Related領するりょうするWrittenWritten/formal: to own or hold as one's own. Rare in modern usage, so it seldom substitutes for 「保有」.
• Antonym放棄ほうきWrittenAntonym, written/formal: to abandon or renounce a right or claim. The opposite of 「保有」 in the sense of holding rights or qualifications.
• Antonym手放すてばなすNeutralAntonym, neutral verb: to let go of or part with something one holds, i.e. to sell or give it up — the direct opposite of continuously holding assets.

Use 「保有」 for long-term holding of assets, weapons or qualifications, as in 「株式保有」「核保有国」「保有資格」. For carrying on your person say 「所持」; for legal ownership say 「所有」. 「持つ」 is the everyday all-purpose verb, 「有する」 a formal 'to have', and 「保持」 keeping a state like a record. Set things aside with 「取っておく」, reserve goods with 「取り置く」, keep a seat with 「キープ」, preserve strength with 「温存」. 「領有」 typically covers territory, 「擁する」 troops or talent, 「占有」 actual control, 「所蔵」 collections. Opposites: 「手放す」 and 「放棄」.

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1. 自分じぶんのものとして持もち続つづけること。保持ほじし、所有しょゆうすること。