Vocabulary

What does 保管 (ほかん, hokan) mean?

保管 (ほかん, hokan) means storage, safekeeping.

Quick facts
Readingほかん
Romajihokan
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ほかん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhokan

storage, safekeeping

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive charge; custody; safekeeping

Example sentences

  • Important documents are stored in a safe.

  • Could you keep this luggage for a week?

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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.

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