How to say 'Healthcare' in Japanese | 保健

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The Japanese word for Healthcare is 'Hoken', written as 保健 in Japanese.'Healthcare' in hiragana is ほけん.

word

保健

Meaning

Healthcare

Reading

ほけん

hoken

Kanji

保Preserve 健Healthy

Explanation

The Japanese noun '保健 (ほけん)' refers to 'healthcare' or 'health preservation'. It is commonly used in contexts related to public health, medical care, and health maintenance. For example, '保健所 (ほけんじょ)' refers to a public health center, and '保健体育 (ほけんたいいく)' refers to health and physical education. Example sentences: The government provides healthcare services「政府は保健サービスを提供する」(せいふはほけんサービスをていきょうする). Health education is important「保健教育は大切です」(ほけんきょういくはたいせつです).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4455

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 保健

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

保

Meaning

Preserve

kanji

健

Meaning

Healthy

Words Related to 保健 Through the Kanji 保

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 保 as well.

word

保険

Meaning

Insurance

word

保育

Meaning

Childcare

word

保つ

Meaning

Maintain

word

確保

Meaning

Secure

word

担保

Meaning

Collateral

word

保有

Meaning

Possession

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保全

Meaning

Preservation, Conservation

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保持

Meaning

Maintenance, Retention

word

保管

Meaning

Storage

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保証

Meaning

Guarantee, Warranty

word

保証人

Meaning

Guarantor

word

保存

Meaning

Storage, Preservation

word

保育園

Meaning

Nursery

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保障

Meaning

Security, Guarantee

word

保守

Meaning

Maintenance, Conservation

word

安保

Meaning

Security

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保護

Meaning

Protection

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保護者

Meaning

Guardian

Words Related to 保健 Through the Kanji 健

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 健 as well.

word

健康

Meaning

Health

word

健全

Meaning

Sound, Healthy

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'Hoken' means 'Healthcare' .

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