No. 796 in Japanese
確保
Ensuring or securing.
In a sentence
安全な通路を確保する必要があります。
It is necessary to secure a safe passage.
確保 is used to mean securing or ensuring the existence of something important, in this case, a safe passage.
私たちは十分な資金を確保しました。
We have secured sufficient funds.
確保 is employed here to express obtaining or guaranteeing the availability of something critical, specifically funds.
災害時のために食料を確保しておきましょう。
Let's secure food supplies for times of disaster.
確保 indicates preparing or reserving an essential resource for future use or emergencies, namely food supplies in this context.
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