Japanese symbol for “insure”
保険をかける
ほけんをかける
Romaji: hoken'okakeru
to insure (something)
In Japanese, insure is 保険をかける, read ほけんをかける (hoken'okakeru).
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Meanings
- exp, v1 to insure (something)
- exp, v1 to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
Written forms: 保険をかける、保険を掛ける. Readings: ほけんをかける.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保護 | ほご hogo | protection; safeguard; guardianship |
| 保険 | ほけん hoken | insurance |
| 確保 | かくほ kakuho | securing; obtaining; ensuring |
| 保存 | ほぞん hozon | preservation; conservation; storage |
| 保証 | ほしょう hoshou | guarantee; security; assurance |
| 保守 | ほしゅ hoshu | maintenance |
| 危険 | きけん kiken | danger; peril; hazard |
| 冒険 | ぼうけん bouken | adventure; venture |
See also: Chinese symbol for “insure”.
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.