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What does 保健 (ほけん, hoken) mean?

保健 (ほけん, hoken) means health care, hygiene.

Quick facts
Readingほけん
Romajihoken
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ほけん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhoken

health care, hygiene

  1. 1noun preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
  2. 2noun health education (school subject)

Example sentences

  • I wasn't feeling well, so I rested in the nurse's office.

  • I learned about health in health class.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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