Illustration: In a municipal polling room, a wheelchair user independently places a folded ballot into a securely closed ballot box with a reachable slot. Behind them, a lowered booth provides the same privacy screens as the standing booths.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

保ほ障しょう

hoshou

to guarantee, to safeguard

保障 is used for rights and security; 保証 for assurances and warranties. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 平等びょうどうは憲法けんぽうで保障ほしょうされている。

    Equality is guaranteed by the Constitution.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼女かのじょは自由じゆうを完全かんぜんに保障ほしょうされた。

    She was fully guaranteed her liberty.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 連邦政府れんぽうせいふの予算削減よさんさくげんは社会しゃかい保障ほしょうの給付きゅうふに影響えいきょうが及およぶでしょう。

    Federal budget cuts will take a bite out of Social Security benefits.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 保障

  • 保protect; guaranteeOnホ・ホウKunたもつ
  • 障hinder; hurtOnショウKunさわる

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