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保留 (ほりゅう, horyuu) Japanese meaning: reservation | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 保留する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 保ほ 留りゅう する 保ほ 留りゅう しない Polite 保ほ 留りゅう します 保ほ 留りゅう しません Past polite 保ほ 留りゅう しました 保ほ 留りゅう しませんでした Past 保ほ 留りゅう した 保ほ 留りゅう しなかった Te-form 保ほ 留りゅう して 保ほ 留りゅう しないで Desire 保ほ 留りゅう したい 保ほ 留りゅう したくない Potential 保ほ 留りゅう できる 保ほ 留りゅう できない Passive 保ほ 留りゅう される 保ほ 留りゅう されない Causative 保ほ 留りゅう させる 保ほ 留りゅう させない Causative passive 保ほ 留りゅう させられる 保ほ 留りゅう させられない Volitional 保ほ 留りゅう しよう Polite volitional 保ほ 留りゅう しましょう Imperative 保ほ 留りゅう しろ 保ほ 留りゅう するな Conditional 保ほ 留りゅう すれば 保ほ 留りゅう しなければ Tara conditional 保ほ 留りゅう したら 保ほ 留りゅう しなかったら
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件けん
は
まだ
保ほ
留りゅう
に
なっ
て
い
ます
。
That matter is still on hold.
Please allow me to defer my answer.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 保ほ 留りゅう する to put a decision or matter on hold
At the meeting, it was decided to hold off on the final judgment.
電でん 話わ を 保ほ 留りゅう にする to put a phone call on hold
Please hold for a moment, I'll put the call on hold.
〈 事こと 〉 は 保ほ 留りゅう 中ちゅう だ a matter is currently on hold
That case is currently on hold.
Kanji 保 protect, guarantee, keep Related words· 11 留保 is a formal, often legal term for withholding or reserving a right or decision, while 保留 is the more general everyday word for putting something on hold.
見送り means deciding not to act on something for now (e.g. shelving a plan), while 保留 emphasizes keeping the matter open for a later decision.
棚上げ is a more informal, often slightly negative way of saying an issue is being shelved indefinitely, whereas 保留 is neutral and business-appropriate.
先送り stresses procrastinating or pushing a problem off to the future, while 保留 simply means the decision is paused without judgment on delay.
Show 7 more 延期 means postponing an event to a specific later date, while 保留 suspends a decision or action without setting a new date.
保留する is the plain business term for putting something on hold, while 預かる in this sense adds the nuance of personally taking on the responsibility of the pending decision.
保留する means to hold a decision in abeyance, similar to 見送る's postponing sense, but 保留する is more bureaucratic and used for pending matters like requests or votes.
Don't confuse with 保存 means to preserve or save something (like data or food), while 保留 means to hold a decision or action in abeyance; both share the kanji 保 but differ in meaning.
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 reservation; set-aside area
hold music; music on hold; hold tone
release without indictment; suspension of disposition
hold for delivery
Etymology Compound of 保 (keep, maintain) and 留 (stop, detain), literally 'keep and detain'. The modern sense of holding something in abeyance is a natural extension.
未み
決けつ
保留 implies a decision is deliberately being held back or postponed, whereas 未決 simply states that it has not yet been settled.
保留 means holding a decision or matter in suspension without acting on it, while 後回し means deliberately handling it later after other tasks.
保留 means to deliberately hold off or postpone a decision, while 未解決 simply states that no solution has been reached yet, without implying it was intentionally delayed.
保留 means putting a decision or matter on hold, while 猶予 focuses on delaying the execution of a payment, punishment, or obligation.
