保ほ留りゅう

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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

Meanings

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

reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding

Used when a decision, action, or response is temporarily suspended or kept pending. Common in business, legal, and everyday contexts.

その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.
回かい答とうを保ほ留りゅうさせてください。
Please allow me to defer my answer.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を保ほ留りゅうするto put a decision or matter on hold
会かい議ぎでは最さい終しゅう的てきな判はん断だんを保ほ留りゅうすることになった。
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
少しょう々しょうお待まちください、電でん話わを保ほ留りゅうにします。
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
その案あん件けんは現げん在ざい保ほ留りゅう中ちゅうです。
That case is currently on hold.

Kanji

保protect, guarantee, keep
留detain, fasten, halt

Related words· 11

留りゅう保ほ
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.
見み送おくりN3
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.
棚たな上あげ
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.
先さき送おくり
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.

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延えん期きN3
延期 means postponing an event to a specific later date, while 保留 suspends a decision or action without setting a new date.
預あずかるN3
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.
見み送おくるN3
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.
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.
後あと回まわしN2
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.
未み解かい決けつN3
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.
猶ゆう予よN1
保留 means putting a decision or matter on hold, while 猶予 focuses on delaying the execution of a payment, punishment, or obligation.

Opposites

決けっ定ていN3
決定 means to make a final decision, the direct opposite of 保留, which means to keep a decision pending.

Don't confuse with

保ほ存ぞんN3
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.
保ほ持じ
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

保ほ留りゅう地ち
reservation; set-aside area
保ほ留りゅう音おん
hold music; music on hold; hold tone
処しょ分ぶん保ほ留りゅう
release without indictment; suspension of disposition
配はい信しん保ほ留りゅう
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.