留保|りゅうほryuuho[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbreserving; withholding
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 留保する（りゅうほする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 留保します（りゅうほします） |
| Negative (nai) | 留保しない（りゅうほしない） |
| polite (masen) | 留保しません（りゅうほしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 留保せず・留保せぬ（りゅうほせず・りゅうほせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 留保した（りゅうほした） |
| polite (mashita) | 留保しました（りゅうほしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 留保しなかった（りゅうほしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 留保しませんでした（りゅうほしませんでした） |
| Te form | 留保して（りゅうほして） |
| Potential | 留保できる（りゅうほできる） |
| Passive | 留保される（りゅうほされる） |
| Causative | 留保させる（りゅうほさせる） |
| Causative passive | 留保させられる（りゅうほさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 留保すれば（りゅうほすれば） |
| tara | 留保したら（りゅうほしたら） |
| Volitional | 留保しよう（りゅうほしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 留保しましょう（りゅうほしましょう） |
| Imperative | 留保しろ（りゅうほしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym保留ほりゅうNeutralEveryday word for holding a decision in abeyance, e.g. 「回答を保留する」; 「留保」 is more formal and also covers reserving rights and conditions.
- Related見合わせるみあわせるNeutralSuspending or shelving an action in view of the circumstances, e.g. 「運転を見合わせる」; about holding off, not reserving rights.
- Related遅らせるおくらせるNeutralMeans delaying or slowing something down, with the focus on pushing back the time; it never covers reserving rights.
- Related繰り延べるくりのべるWrittenWritten/formal prose word for deferring a date, used mostly for plans and schedules; not about reserving rights.
- Related繰り下げるくりさげるNeutralMeans putting something off to a later date, and can also mean moving an item down a rank or position.
- Related延期えんきNeutralThe everyday word for postponement, e.g. 「試合延期」; focuses on moving something to a later date.
- Related猶予ゆうよNeutralMeans granting a deferral or grace period, e.g. 「執行猶予」; stresses giving extra time.
- Related順延じゅんえんNeutralPostponing to the next slot in order, typically when rain forces a change, e.g. 「雨天順延」.
- Related差し控えるさしひかえるNeutralMeans refraining from doing or saying something, e.g. 「コメントを差し控える」.
- Related先送りさきおくりNeutralPushing a decision or problem off to a later time, often with a critical nuance, e.g. 「問題の先送り」.
- Related日延べひのべNeutralAn old-fashioned colloquial term for postponement; rarely used today.
- Related取っておくとっておくNeutralColloquial: setting something aside to use later; about saving for future use, with no link to legal reservation.
- Antonym放棄ほうきNeutralAntonym: abandoning or waiving a right, the opposite of 「留保」's reserving of rights.
Use 「留保」 for reserving rights, attaching conditions, or withholding judgment, as in 「留保条件」「判断を留保する」. For everyday holding-off on a decision use 「保留」, for postponement 「延期」, for putting things off 「先送り」; the opposite of reserving rights is 「放棄」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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