保険

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
けん
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
保險 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(けん) (hoken

  1. insurance
  2. (figuratively) fail-safe

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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