護持|ごじgoji[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbdefend and maintain; support; protection
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 護持する（ごじする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 護持します（ごじします） |
| Negative (nai) | 護持しない（ごじしない） |
| polite (masen) | 護持しません（ごじしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 護持せず・護持せぬ（ごじせず・ごじせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 護持した（ごじした） |
| polite (mashita) | 護持しました（ごじしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 護持しなかった（ごじしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 護持しませんでした（ごじしませんでした） |
| Te form | 護持して（ごじして） |
| Potential | 護持できる（ごじできる） |
| Passive | 護持される（ごじされる） |
| Causative | 護持させる（ごじさせる） |
| Causative passive | 護持させられる（ごじさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 護持すれば（ごじすれば） |
| tara | 護持したら（ごじしたら） |
| Volitional | 護持しよう（ごじしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 護持しましょう（ごじしましょう） |
| Imperative | 護持しろ（ごじしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related保全ほぜんWrittenWritten/formal; stresses protecting something so it stays safe and intact, as in 「環境保全」「証拠保全」.
- Related管理かんりNeutralNeutral and common in daily use; covers overseeing and handling things to keep order, without the nuance of cherishing and guarding.
- Related維持いじWrittenWritten/formal; stresses keeping something at a certain level so it does not decline, as in 「現状維持」.
- Related保守ほしゅWrittenWritten/formal; stresses keeping things running normally or clinging to old ways, as in 「保守点検」.
- Antonym放棄ほうきWrittenWritten/formal; actively relinquishing one's rights — the opposite of 「護持」, which cherishes and guards.
- Antonym破壊はかいWrittenDestroying something; the opposite of 「護持」's careful guarding.
Use 「護持」 for cherishing and guarding things such as Buddhist law, the national polity, or traditions; written/formal, as in 「仏法護持」「国体護持」. To protect something so it stays safe and intact, pick 「保全」; to keep a level from falling, 「維持」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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