保 – protect, guarantee, keep

9 strokesTaught in grade 5#146 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 保 means protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ホ、ホウ (ho, hou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is たも.つ (tamotsu). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ホ	ho
On’yomi	ホウ	hou
Kun’yomi	たも.つ	tamotsu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 人 (Kangxi radical 9). Components: 化・口・木.

Words using 保

保証ほしょうguarantee保存ほぞんpreservation保護ほごprotection保障ほしょうguarantee保健ほけんpreservation of health確保かくほsecuring保つたもつto keep保育ほいくnurturing保温ほおんretaining warmth保管ほかんcharge保険ほけんinsurance保守ほしゅmaintenance保養ほようhealth preservation

Example sentences

彼女の誠実さは私が保証します。

You have my word on her sincerity.

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私達は田舎の美しさを保存するべきだ。

We should preserve the beauties of the countryside.

Tatoeba #151393

外付けのハードディスクに保存しといて。

Save it on the external hard drive.

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Kanji with the same radical

会人今代体作以信件側任使係価住位

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