保 — protect, guarantee, keep
たもつ
保
protect
Grade 5
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
9 strokes
U+4FDD
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #146
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1072
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- protect
- guarantee
- keep
- preserve
- sustain
- support
word
たも tamo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
ほ ・ぽ・ぼ ho On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
保
険
hoken
insurance
保
護
hogo
protection
確
保
kakuho
securing
保
証
hoshou
guarantee
保
有
hoyuu
possession
保
守
hoshu
conservation
保
健
hoken
health care
保
育
hoiku
childcare
保
全
hozen
preservation
保
持
hoji
maintenance
保
管
hokan
storage
保
育
園
hoikuen
nursery school
保
ho
preservation
安
保
anpo
security (abbr.)
保
安
hoan
public safety
久
保
kubo
Kubo (surname)
安
保
理
anpori
UN Security Council (abbr.)
留
保
ryuuho
reservation
保
健
所
hokenjo
health center
保
留
horyuu
reservation
大
久
保
ookubo
Ookubo (place name/surname)
久
保
田
kubota
Kubota
保
障
hoshou
guarantee
保
存
hozon
preservation
担
保
tanpo
security