保健
ほけん
hoken
JLPT N2nounVocabularyLevel 53 - JLPT N2
Quick answer
保健 (ほけん (hoken)) means "Health (science)". The reading is ほけん (hoken). Audio pronunciation and kanji breakdown are below.
Meaning
Health (science)
Also : Hygiene
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Example Sentences
学校の保健の時間に、正しい手洗い方法を学んだ。
がっこうのほけんのじかんに、ただしいてあらいほうほうをまなんだ。
In health class at school, we learned the correct way to wash hands.
会社に保健室があるので、具合が悪い時は休める。
かいしゃにほけんしつがあるので、ぐあいがわるいときはやすめる。
Because the company has a health room, I can rest when I feel unwell.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 25, 2026
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