保温 (ほおん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

保温 (ほおん) means retaining warmth / heat insulation.

See example sentences below.

保温 at a glance

保温

ほおんhoon

N1noun

retaining warmth / heat insulation

保温ほおんhoonN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

retaining warmth / heat insulation

Example 1

このままじゃお湯の保温ができない。

Translation

At this rate, the water won’t stay warm.

Example 2

部屋の保温にカーテンを閉めた。

Translation

I closed the curtains to keep the room warm.