保つ (たもつ): to keep, to preserve, to sustain — Japanese vocabulary
保つ is read たもつ and means "to keep, to preserve, to sustain". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
保つ
- Reading
- たもつ · tamotsu
- Translation
- to keep, to preserve, to sustain
- Level
- JLPT N1
- Pitch accent
- たもつが
Example
体面を保つために行った。
たいめんをたもつためにいった。
For appearances sake, I went.
Kanji in this word
- 保 — protect, keep
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