保管|ほかんhokan[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbcharge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
    領収書りょうしゅうしょは必かならず保管ほかんしてください。↗
    Make sure you save the receipt.
Conjugation
Dictionary form保管する(ほかんする)
Polite (masu)保管します(ほかんします)
Negative (nai)保管しない(ほかんしない)
polite (masen)保管しません(ほかんしません)
classical zu / nu保管せず・保管せぬ(ほかんせず・ほかんせぬ)
Past (ta)保管した(ほかんした)
polite (mashita)保管しました(ほかんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)保管しなかった(ほかんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)保管しませんでした(ほかんしませんでした)
Te form保管して(ほかんして)
Potential保管できる(ほかんできる)
Passive保管される(ほかんされる)
Causative保管させる(ほかんさせる)
Causative passive保管させられる(ほかんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)保管すれば(ほかんすれば)
tara保管したら(ほかんしたら)
Volitional保管しよう(ほかんしよう)
polite (mashou)保管しましょう(ほかんしましょう)
Imperative保管しろ(ほかんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym保存ほぞんNeutralFocuses on keeping something unchanged, as in 「データを保存する」 or 「冷凍保存」; 「保管」 is about storing and managing items safely, whether yours or someone else's.
  • Synonym収納しゅうのうNeutralA noun for putting things away in a set place (「収納スペース」); works for both home and office.
  • Synonym貯蔵ちょぞうNeutralA noun for storing provisions or goods (「食料貯蔵庫」); emphasizes keeping things over a long period.
  • Synonym蔵置ぞうちWrittenWritten/formal prose for storing goods in a warehouse; found mainly in customs and logistics documents.
  • Related格納かくのうNeutralA noun for putting things into a fixed, enclosed space (「格納庫」); mostly used for machinery and computers.
  • Related備蓄びちくNeutralA noun for stockpiling against emergencies (「食料の備蓄」); the emphasis is on disaster preparedness.
  • Related収めるおさめるNeutralA native Japanese verb for putting something away or keeping it somewhere (「棚に収める」).
  • Related蔵入れくらいれWrittenWritten/formal prose for storing goods in a warehouse; rare today — say 「入庫」 or 「保管」 instead.
  • Related入庫にゅうこNeutralA noun for goods entering a warehouse or vehicles entering a garage (「入庫待ち」); common in logistics.
  • Antonym廃棄はいきNeutralMeans throwing away or scrapping unwanted things — the opposite of safely keeping them with 「保管」.

Use 「保管」 for keeping and managing items safely, as in 「貴重品の保管」 or 「保管料」. Use 「保存」 to keep something in its original state, 「収納」 for storage at home, and 「備蓄」 for emergency stockpiles. The opposite is 「廃棄」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 他人たにんのものや公共こうきょうのものを預あずかり、保護ほごおよび管理かんりすること。
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