Word Meaning 保安

ほあん hoan

保安 is read as ほあん (hoan) and means safety.

Meaning

English

safety
peace preservation
security

Reading

Kana

ほあん

Romaji

hoan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 1141 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

保安上

ほあんじょう

security-related

保安部

ほあんぶ

safety department

保安員

ほあんいん

security guard

保安要員

ほあんよういん

mine guards (during a strike)

保安院

ほあんいん

Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency

保安官

ほあんかん

peace officer

保安係

ほあんがかり

store (house) detective

保安設備

ほあんせつび

safety devices

保安処分

ほあんしょぶん

measures preserving law and order

保安課

ほあんか

safety division (e.g. of the police)

保安条例

ほあんじょうれい

regulations for the preservation of law and order

保安林

ほあんりん

forest reserve

Example Sentences

被告人が審理中に保安係りのピストルを掴み判事を撃った。

The defendant was about to stand trial when he grabbed the deputy's gun and shot the judge.

保安官は容疑者を相手が死んでしまうのではないかと思われるまで何回も殴りつけた。

The sheriff beat the suspect until he was almost dead.

原子力安全・保安院が、東京電力福島第一原子力発電所の事故の評価をレベル５から最も深刻な７へ引き上げた。

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency upped the level of the incident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from level 5 to level 7.

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