保守

• 読み: ほしゅ
• ローマ字: hoshu
• 漢字の分解: 保 (ho) — preserve, protect; 守 (shu) — guard, keep
• 発音: /ho.ɕɯ/

意味

Maintenance; upkeep. The act of keeping equipment, systems, or infrastructure in good working condition.

A noun and suru verb with two distinct senses: (1) maintenance/servicing of machines, buildings, or systems (保守点検, maintenance inspection), and (2) conservatism in politics or ideology. In technical contexts, 保守 often appears in compounds like 保守契約 (maintenance contract) and 保守作業 (maintenance work). The political sense is covered by the related entries 保守勢力 and 保守的.

例文

1. エレベーターの保守を定期的に行う必要がある。
2. このシステムは保守が簡単なので人気がある。
3. ビルの保守にかかる費用は年々増えている。

使い方ガイド

場面: engineering, IT systems, building management, business

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 保 (ho, to preserve/protect) + 守 (shu, to guard/keep). Literally 'to preserve and guard,' conveying the idea of keeping something in its proper state through ongoing care.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Professional