Illustration: Inside a small Japanese landscaping company's fenced depot, its proprietor opens a wall cabinet containing the keys to three neatly parked work trucks. Each truck carries the same simple leaf emblem as the proprietor's jacket.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

保ほ有ゆう

hoyuu

to own, to hold

Example sentences

  1. あなたの国くには核兵器かくへいきを保有ほゆうしていますか？

    Does your country have nuclear weapons?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 会社かいしゃを経営けいえいすることと保有ほゆうすることとは違ちがう。

    Management of a company is different from ownership of a company.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. その会社かいしゃは１００％地元政府じもとせいふが保有ほゆうしている。

    The company is wholly owned by the local government.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 保有

  • 保protect; guaranteeOnホ・ホウKunたもつ
  • 有possess; haveOnユウ・ウKunある

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