Word Meaning 保留

ほりゅう horyuu

保留 is read as ほりゅう (horyuu) and means reservation.

Meaning

English

  1. reservation
  2. putting on hold
  3. deferment
  4. withholding

Reading

Kana

ほりゅう

Romaji

horyuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 決定 Rank 3016 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

保留音

ほりゅうおん

hold music

配信保留

はいしんほりゅう

hold for delivery

処分保留

しょぶんほりゅう

releasing without indictment

留保

りゅうほ

reserving

内部留保

ないぶりゅうほ

(of a company) internal reserves

留保利益

りゅうほりえき

retained earnings

在留資格保持者

ざいりゅうしかくほじしゃ

residence permit holder

留保賃金

りゅうほちんぎん

reservation wage

国籍留保

こくせきりゅうほ

reservation of Japanese nationality (procedure used with children born outside Japan)

心裡留保

しんりりゅうほ

mental reservation

保育所

ほいくじょ

nursery school

保つ

もつ

to last

Example Sentences

3

このけんはほりゅうにしましょう。

Let's put this matter on hold.

Let's put that on hold.

We will put this matter on hold until he replies tomorrow.