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Japanese symbol for “conservator”

Romaji: hosanin
conservator; curator

In Japanese, conservator is , read (hosanin).

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Meanings

  1. n conservator; curator

Kanji and stroke order

protect, guarantee, keep
on: ホ、ホウ
kun: たも.つ
9 strokes · JLPT 2
assistant, help
on: サ
7 strokes · JLPT 1
person
on: ジン、ニン
kun: ひと、-り、-と
2 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “conservator”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうふくし shuufukushiconservator
しゅうふくか shuufukukaconservator; restorer
コンサバター konsabataaconservator

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
ほさ hosaaid; help; assistance
たいさ taisacolonel; (navy) captain
にんげん ningenhuman being; human; person

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.