| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 保健 | ほけん | health preservation, hygiene, sanitation |
| 保存 | ほぞん | preservation, conservation, storage, maintenance |
| 保証 | ほしょう | guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty |
| 保する | ほする, ほうする | to guarantee |
| 保健婦 | ほけんふ | district health nurse, public health nurse |
| 保健所 | ほけんしょ, ほけんじょ | health care center, health care centre |
| 保全 | ほぜん | preservation, integrity, conservation, maintenance |
| 保守 | ほしゅ | maintenance, conservation |
| 保守党 | ほしゅとう | Conservative Party (UK, Canada, Japan) |
| 保持 | ほじ | retention, maintenance, preservation |
| 保有 | ほゆう | possession, retention, maintenance |
| 保留 | ほりゅう | reserve; hold (e.g. telephone button), pending |
| 保管 | ほかん | charge, custody, safekeeping, deposit, storage |
| 保育 | ほいく | nursing, nurturing, rearing, lactation, suckling |
| 保育所 | ほいくしょ, ほいくじょ | nursery school, nursery |
| 保護 | ほご | care, protection, shelter, safeguard, guardianship, favor, favour, patronage |
| 保護貿易 | ほごぼうえき | protective trade |
| 保釈 | ほしゃく | bail |
| 保険 | ほけん | insurance, guarantee |
| 保険金 | ほけんきん | insurance payout |
| 保革 | ほかく | conservatism and progressivism, conservatives and reformists |
| 保養 | ほよう | health preservation, recuperation, recreation |
| 健康保険 | けんこうほけん | health insurance |
| 国民健康保険 | こくみんけんこうほけん | national health insurance |
| 安保 | あんぽ | US-Japan Security Treaty, safety, security |
| 安全保障 | あんぜんほしょう | security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.) |
| 担保 | たんぽ | security, collateral (e.g. mortgage) |
| 損害保険 | そんがいほけん | damage insurance |
| 火災保険 | かさいほけん | fire insurance |
| 生命保険 | せいめいほけん | life insurance |
| 確保 | かくほ | guarantee, maintain, ensure, insure, secure, reservation |
| 社会保険 | しゃかいほけん | social insurance |
| 社会保障 | しゃかいほしょう | social security |
| 簡易保険 | かんいほけん | postal life insurance |
| 自動車損害賠償責任保険 | じどうしゃそんがいばいしょうせきにんほけん | mandatory vehicle liability insurance |
| 自賠責保険 | じばいせきほけん | mandatory vehicle liability insurance |
| 被保険者 | ひほけんしゃ | insured person |