What does 保持 mean?
保持 is a Japanese noun meaning “retention; maintenance; preservation” in English. It is written as 保持 in kanji, ほじ in hiragana, and hoji in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
あそこの会社から技術情報をもらうには、まず機密保持契約を結ばなければいけない。
To get technical information from that company, we first have to sign a non-disclosure agreement.