JLPT N2 • KANJI

insurance

Practice Question

🎉 Explanation

English Explanation

保険 (ほけん) uses standard On'yomi readings for both kanji. 保 (ホ) means "to protect" and 険 (ケン) means "danger." This word refers to insurance, a system of financial protection against potential future risks or losses. Incorrect readings like "ほうけん" or "ほげん" are wrong due to misinterpreting the specific On'yomi or applying incorrect rendaku patterns.

日本語解説

保険(ほけん)は、保(ホ)と険(ケン)の標準的な音読みです。将来の危険や損失に備える金銭的な保障制度を指します。「ほうけん」や「ほげん」は、間違った音読みや連濁の誤りです。

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