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Japanese symbol for “conservation”

Romaji: hozon
preservation; conservation; storage; maintenance

In Japanese, conservation is , read (hozon).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt preservation; conservation; storage; maintenance
  2. n, vs, vt save (to storage) (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

protect, guarantee, keep
on: ホ、ホウ
kun: たも.つ
9 strokes · JLPT 2
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 “conservation”

WordReadingMeaning
ほぜん hozenpreservation; conservation; maintenance
ほご hogopreservation; conservation
ほしゅ hoshuconservatism; conservativeness; conservation
コンサベーション konsabeeshonconservation

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ほご hogoprotection; safeguard; guardianship
ほけん hokeninsurance
かくほ kakuhosecuring; obtaining; ensuring
ほしょう hoshouguarantee; security; assurance
ほしゅ hoshumaintenance
そんざい sonzaiexistence; being; presence
ごぞんじ gozonjiknowing; being aware (of)
せいぞん seizonexistence; being; life

See also: Chinese symbol for “conservation”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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