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保険

hoken

Description

「保険」は、病気や事故などのために、お金をはらっておいて、何かあったときに助けてもらう仕組みのことです。

"保険" is a system where you pay money in advance to get help if something like illness or an accident happens.

車や家、生命など、いろいろな種類の保険があります。

There are various types of "保険", such as for cars, houses, and life.

Meanings

保険hoken

insurance

車の保険に入りました。

I got car insurance.

保険hoken

safeguard; precaution; backup plan

念のため、保険で早く家を出た。

Just in case, I left the house early because of insurance.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    保 (protect) + 険 (danger), literally 'protection against danger'.

  • Nuance

    sense 2 is casual, meaning something done just in case as a backup.

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