Japanese symbol for “preservative”
保存料
ほぞんりょう
Romaji: hozonryou
preservative
In Japanese, preservative is 保存料, read ほぞんりょう (hozonryou).
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Meanings
- n preservative
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “preservative”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保存剤 | ほぞんざい hozonzai | preservative |
| 保存的 | ほぞんてき hozonteki | conservative (esp. medical treatment); preservative |
| 防腐剤 | ぼうふざい boufuzai | preservative |
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 |
| 存在 | そんざい sonzai | existence; being; presence |
| ご存知 | ごぞんじ gozonji | knowing; being aware (of) |
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
See also: Chinese symbol for “preservative”.
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.