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メンテナンス (mentenansu) Japanese meaning: maintenance | Kotomora

メンテナンス

also: メインテナンス

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

Broadly used for upkeep, servicing, and preservation of equipment, systems, buildings, or abstract things like relationships.

機き械かいのメンテナンスは定てい期き的てきに行おこなう必ひつ要ようがある。

Machines need regular maintenance.

サーバーのメンテナンスのため、今こん夜やサービスが停てい止しします。

The service will be down tonight for server maintenance.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉のメンテナンスをするto perform maintenance on something
毎まい年とし、車くるまのメンテナンスをしている。
I have my car maintained every year.
メンテナンス中ちゅうunder maintenance
このシステムは現げん在ざいメンテナンス中ちゅうです。
This system is currently under maintenance.
定てい期きメンテナンスregular/scheduled maintenance
工こう場じょうの機き械かいは定てい期きメンテナンスが欠かかせない。
Regular maintenance is essential for the factory's machines.
〈物もの〉のメンテナンスが必ひつ要ようだsomething needs maintenance
このエアコンは早はやめにメンテナンスが必ひつ要ようだ。
This air conditioner needs maintenance soon.

Related words

保ほ守しゅN1
保守 is the native Japanese term favored in technical or IT contexts, while メンテナンス is the more general loanword used across many domains.
手て入いれN2
手入れ suggests hands-on, personal care such as grooming a garden or one's appearance, whereas メンテナンス is broader and often mechanical or systematic.
維い持じN2
維持 emphasizes keeping something in an existing state (including abstract things like health or relationships), while メンテナンス focuses on active servicing or upkeep work.
メンテ
メンテ is a casual clipped form used in everyday speech, while メンテナンス is the full word preferred in formal or technical writing.
サービスN4
メンテナンス refers specifically to technical upkeep or repair work, while サービス in this sense covers broader after-sales support including but not limited to maintenance.

Don't confuse with

修しゅう理りN4
修理 means fixing something that is already broken, while メンテナンス refers to preventive or routine upkeep before problems occur.

Word family

ビルメンテナンス
building maintenance
アフターメンテナンス
after-sales maintenance support; after-sales service
システムメンテナンス
system maintenance
リモートメンテナンス
remote maintenance

Written forms

メンテナンスUsage97%
Standard katakana spelling; the most common form.
メインテナンスUsage3%
Less common variant; closer to the English pronunciation but rarely used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'maintenance'.