保証

See also: 保證 and 保证

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
しょう
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
保證 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しょー [hòshóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ɕo̞ː]

Noun

()(しょう) • (hoshō

  1. an assurance, a guarantee
  2. a guarantee or warranty for a product
  3. legal assumption of responsibility

Derived terms

Verb

()(しょう)する • (hoshō surusuru (stem ()(しょう) (hoshō shi), past ()(しょう)した (hoshō shita))

  1. to ensure, to attest, to stipulate, to vouch
    安全(あんぜん)保証(ほしょう)します。
    Anzen o hoshō shimasu.
    We guarantee the safety.
  2. to assume legal responsibility, to swear

Conjugation

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  • Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN