Preservation, Conservation, Saving
Noun and する verb
ほぞん
コウイチのデスクのかぎのかかった引き出しに、重要文書が保存されています。
Important documents are being stored in the locked drawer of Koichi's desk.
母乳は、れいとうすれば保存がききます。
Breastmilk can be preserved for a long time, if you freeze it.
「このベーコンは、着色保存料を一切使用しておりません。」「ってことは、本当のベーコンではありませんね。」
"This bacon contains no food coloring or preservatives." "Well, then it really isn’t bacon."
We try to preserve anything we want to exist with preservation. Want a special sea creature or bird to exist? Up conservation efforts! And, if you want to save data (like on a computer), you can use this word for that kind of saving, as well.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.