保
Kanji 保: meaning "protect, keep", readings, stroke order
The kanji 保 means "protect, keep". On'yomi: ホ; kun'yomi: たもつ. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.
Readings
- Meaning
- protect, keep
- On'yomi
- ホ
- Kun'yomi
- たもつ
- Strokes
- 9
- Level
- JLPT N3
- Official status
- Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Words with 保
- 保証 ほしょう — Guarantee
- 保険 ほけん — Insurance
- 保存 ほぞん — preservation, conservation
- 保護 ほご — care, protection, shelter
- 確保 かくほ — guarantee, insure, secure
- 保つ たもつ — to keep, to preserve, to sustain
- 保育 ほいく — nursing, nurturing, rearing
- 保温 ほおん — retaining warmth, keeping heat in, heat insulation
- 保管 ほかん — custody, safekeeping, storage
- 保守 ほしゅ — conservative, maintaining
- 保養 ほよう — health preservation, recuperation, recreation
Stroke order · 9 strokes
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