保険

Japanese

Kanji in this term
保	険
ほ Grade: 5	けん Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
保險 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほけん [hòkéń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [ho̞kẽ̞ɴ]

Homophone: 保健

Noun

保(ほ)険(けん) • (hoken)

insurance
(figuratively) fail-safe

References

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

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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