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保 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「亻」

道
6Elementary year 5 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
On
ホほ · ho
Kun
たも(つ)tamo(tsu)
Meaning
to keep; maintain; protect

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

亻 "person" plus 呆 "infant"; an adult holding and guarding a baby — hence "to keep, protect."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onホほho保護ほご保存ほぞん担保たんぽ
Kunたもつtamotsu保つたもつ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 保健ほけん

    health care

  • 保存ほぞん

    preservation; saving

More words with this kanji

  • 保護ほご
  • 保険ほけん
  • 保姆ほぼ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

食(た)べ物(もの)を冷(ひ)やして保(たも)つ。

They keep the food by chilling it.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

保健保存保健health…存to exi…仏Buddha仮tempor…件matter任to ent…似to res…甫for th…歩to wal…咐to ins…怖fright…匍to cra…
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Compound

Map of radical 亻Map of reading ホAll maps

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