Illustration: In a municipal gymnasium, a gymnast maintains a steady horizontal body position on low parallel bars. The arms remain straight, feet together, and body level above the padded floor. A coach crouches nearby with a stopwatch, watching the unchanging position closely.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

保ほ持じ

hoji

retention, to maintain

Example sentences

  1. コンピューターを使つかえば情報じょうほうを保持ほじすることができる。

    If you use a computer, you can retain information.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれはもう大統領だいとうりょうではないものの、政界せいかいエリートの中なかでいまだに相当そうとうな影響力えいきょうりょくを保持ほじしている。

    Though he is no longer president, he still holds considerable sway among the political elite.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 上田長尾氏うえだながおしは守護代長尾氏しゅごだいながおしに対たいして一定いっていの独立性どくりつせいを保持ほじした。

    The UEDA NAGAO clan kept a certain amount of independence from the Nagao clan, Shugodai.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 保持

  • 保protect; guaranteeOnホ・ホウKunたもつ
  • 持hold; haveOnジKunもつ・もてる

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