JapanLingo

保険ほけん

hoken

insurance

N3

How to remember this word

Say 保険 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “insurance” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.

Example sentences

Example 1

nihon de wa kenkou hoken ni hairu hitsuyou ga arimasu.

In Japan, you need to join health insurance.

Example 2

hoken ni haitte okeba, byouki no toki mo anshin desu.

If you have insurance, you can feel secure even when you get sick.