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Japanese symbol for “conservatives”

Romaji: hoshuha
conservatives

In Japanese, conservatives is , read (hoshuha).

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Meanings

  1. n conservatives

Kanji and stroke order

protect, guarantee, keep
on: ホ、ホウ
kun: たも.つ
9 strokes · JLPT 2
guard, protect, defend
on: シュ、ス
kun: まも.る、まも.り、もり、-もり
6 strokes · JLPT 2
faction, group, party
on: ハ
9 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “conservatives”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅきゅうは shukyuuhaconservatives; old guard

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ほご hogoprotection; safeguard; guardianship
ほけん hokeninsurance
かくほ kakuhosecuring; obtaining; ensuring
ほぞん hozonpreservation; conservation; storage
ほしょう hoshouguarantee; security; assurance
ほしゅ hoshumaintenance
まもる mamoruto protect; to guard; to defend
しゅび shubidefense; defence
はけん hakendispatch; despatch; deployment

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.