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かんぽ生命保険 (kanposeimeihoken) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

かんぽ生せい命めい保ほ険けん

Meanings

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Postal Life Insurance

company name

Company name for the postal life insurance service in Japan.

かんぽ生せい命めい保ほ険けんは日にっ本ぽん郵ゆう政せいグループの一いち員いんです。
Postal Life Insurance is a member of the Japan Post Group.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
命fate, command, decree
保protect, guarantee, keep
険precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position

Etymology

Abbreviation of 簡易保険 (kan'i hoken, 'simple insurance') combined with 生命保険 (seimei hoken, 'life insurance').