🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

保管

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hokan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Storage/ˈstɔːrɪdʒ/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"食品の保管は新鮮さを保つために重要です。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action or method of storing something.

    "The storage of food in the refrigerator helps to keep it fresh."
  2. 2

    Space available for storing something.

    "We need to find additional storage for all these boxes."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'storage' originates from the Middle English term 'storagen', derived from the Old French 'estorage', which in turn comes from the Latin 'instaurare', meaning 'to restore'. Over time, its meaning evolved to refer to the act of keeping or placing items in a designated space for future use.

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