保ほ持じ

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保持する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	保ほ持じする	保ほ持じしない
Polite	保ほ持じします	保ほ持じしません
Past polite	保ほ持じしました	保ほ持じしませんでした
Past	保ほ持じした	保ほ持じしなかった
Te-form	保ほ持じして	保ほ持じしないで
Desire	保ほ持じしたい	保ほ持じしたくない
Potential	保ほ持じできる	保ほ持じできない
Passive	保ほ持じされる	保ほ持じされない
Causative	保ほ持じさせる	保ほ持じさせない
Causative passive	保ほ持じさせられる	保ほ持じさせられない
Volitional	保ほ持じしよう
Polite volitional	保ほ持じしましょう
Imperative	保ほ持じしろ	保ほ持じするな
Conditional	保ほ持じすれば	保ほ持じしなければ
Tara conditional	保ほ持じしたら	保ほ持じしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

retention; maintenance; preservation

Used for keeping a state, condition, quality, or right in place, often in formal, technical, or legal contexts.

データの保ほ持じ期き間かんは法ほう律りつで定さだめられている。
The retention period for data is stipulated by law.
品ひん質しつを保ほ持じするために温おん度ど管かん理りが重じゅう要ようだ。
Temperature control is important to maintain quality.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を一いっ定ていに保ほ持じするto keep something constant/steady
この容よう器きは温おん度どを一いっ定ていに保ほ持じする。
This container keeps the temperature constant.
記き録ろくを保ほ持じするto hold a record
彼かれは100メートル走そうの世せ界かい記き録ろくを保ほ持じしている。
He holds the world record in the 100-meter dash.
〈事こと〉を保ほ持じするto retain a right, status, or qualification
会かい員いんは退たい会かい後ごも一いっ定てい期き間かん、資し格かくを保ほ持じできる。
Members can retain their qualification for a certain period even after leaving.
現げん状じょうを保ほ持じするto maintain the status quo
政せい府ふは現げん状じょうを保ほ持じする方ほう針しんを示しめした。
The government indicated a policy of maintaining the status quo.

Kanji

保protect, guarantee, keep
持hold, have

Related words· 6

維い持じN2
維持 is the common word for ongoing upkeep of systems, facilities, or relationships, while 保持 emphasizes holding onto a fixed state, right, or record.
保ほ存ぞんN3
保存 refers to physically or digitally storing/saving something, whereas 保持 refers to keeping an abstract condition or status intact.
持じ続ぞくN1
持続 focuses on a state or action continuing over time, while 保持 focuses on actively holding onto that state without losing it.
保ほ有ゆう
保持 focuses on maintaining a state, quality, or condition (e.g. a record or temperature), whereas 保有 refers to possessing tangible or intangible assets.

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ホールド
保持 is a formal word for maintaining or retaining a state, whereas ホールド is a more casual, sports/technical term for a physical hold or grip.
所しょ持じN1
保持 means to hold or maintain something (like a record or status) over time, while 所持 specifically refers to having a physical item in one's possession.

Opposites

放ほう棄きN1
放棄 means to abandon or relinquish a right or claim, the direct opposite of 保持, which means to hold onto it.

Don't confuse with

保ほ有ゆう
保有 means to own or possess something (like assets or qualifications), while 保持 means to maintain a state or status, not necessarily ownership.
保ほ留りゅうN2
保持 means to maintain or keep possession of something (like a record or status), while 保留 means to postpone a decision, not to keep holding an object or state.

Word family· 9

保ほ持じ者しゃ
holder; possessor
構こう造ぞう保ほ持じ
structure-preserving
秘ひ密みつ保ほ持じ
confidentiality; nondisclosure
秩ちつ序じょ保ほ持じ
maintenance of public order; keeping the peace
記き憶おく保ほ持じ
memory retention

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鮮せん度ど保ほ持じ
freshness preservation (of food)
品ひん質しつ保ほ持じ期き限げん
best-before date; freshness date
機き密みつ保ほ持じ契けい約やく
non-disclosure agreement; NDA
追つい従じゅう保ほ持じ要よう素そ
track and hold unit; track and store unit

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 保 (preserve, keep) and 持 (hold). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys 'to hold and keep'.