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保温

ほおん

retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation

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Examples

  1. この水筒は保温がよくきく。

    このすいとうはほおんがよくきく。

    This flask keeps drinks hot very well.

  2. 炊飯器を保温にしておいた。

    すいはんきをほおんにしておいた。

    I left the rice cooker on the keep-warm setting.

  3. 厚手の毛布は保温性が高い。

    あつでのもうふはほおんせいがたかい。

    A thick blanket has high heat retention.

Common patterns

保温する
to keep warm
保温性が高い
highly heat-retaining
保温効果
insulating effect

Memory tip

Note the reading: ほおん with a long お (保 ほ + 温 おん), not ほうん. Its opposite in product labelling is 保冷 (keeping things cold).

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