What does 保健 mean?
保健 is a Japanese noun meaning “health preservation, hygiene, sanitation” in English. It can also be translated as “health education (school subject)” depending on context. It is written as 保健 in kanji, ほけん in hiragana, and hoken in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
ＷＨＯとは世界保健機構を表す。
WHO stands for World Health Organization.