I Love Kanji保つ (tamotsu)
保つ (たもつ, tamotsu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to keep; to preserve”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- たもつ
- Romaji
- tamotsu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in つ
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain · godan verb, transitive
- to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 保つ
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in つ. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 保つ | たもつ tamotsu |
| Polite (~masu) | 保ちます | たもちます tamochimasu |
| Negative | 保たない | たもたない tamotanai |
| Polite negative | 保ちません | たもちません tamochimasen |
| Past | 保った | たもった tamotta |
| Polite past | 保ちました | たもちました tamochimashita |
| Negative past | 保たなかった | たもたなかった tamotanakatta |
| Te-form | 保って | たもって tamotte |
| Potential | 保てる | たもてる tamoteru |
| Passive | 保たれる | たもたれる tamotareru |
| Causative | 保たせる | たもたせる tamotaseru |
| Volitional | 保とう | たもとう tamotou |
| Imperative | 保て | たもて tamote |
| Conditional (~ba) | 保てば | たもてば tamoteba |
Kanji in 保つ
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 保つ.
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
Source: JMdict entry 1513250 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.