Japanese symbol for “archiving”

所定期間保存

しょていきかんほぞん

Romaji: shoteikikanhozon

archiving

In Japanese, archiving is 所定期間保存, read しょていきかんほぞん (shoteikikanhozon).

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Meanings

n archiving (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

所

place, extent

on: ショ
kun: ところ、-ところ、どころ、とこ

8 strokes · JLPT 3

定

determine, fix, establish

on: テイ、ジョウ
kun: さだ.める、さだ.まる、さだ.か

8 strokes · JLPT 2

期

period, time, date

on: キ、ゴ

12 strokes · JLPT 2

間

interval, space

on: カン、ケン
kun: あいだ、ま、あい

12 strokes · JLPT 4

保

protect, guarantee, keep

on: ホ、ホウ
kun: たも.つ

9 strokes · JLPT 2

存

exist, suppose, be aware of

on: ソン、ゾン
kun: ながら.える、あ.る、たも.つ、と.う

6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “archiving”

Word	Reading	Meaning
アーカイビング	アーカイビング aakaibingu	archiving

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
場所	ばしょ basho	place; location; spot
事務所	じむしょ jimusho	office
所有	しょゆう shoyuu	possession; ownership
近所	きんじょ kinjo	neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
所属	しょぞく shozoku	belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to
住所	じゅうしょ juusho	address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
予定	よてい yotei	plans; arrangement; schedule
決定	けってい kettei	decision; determination
期間	きかん kikan	period; term; interval
時間	じかん jikan	time
保護	ほご hogo	protection; safeguard; guardianship
存在	そんざい sonzai	existence; being; presence

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