保 — kanji meaning “protect”
保
protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support
- Meanings
- protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support
- On'yomi
- ホ (ho)、ホウ (hou)
- Kun'yomi
- たも.つ
- Name readings
- う、お、ぶ、もり、やす、やすし
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #146 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- bǎo — Chinese character page
Words with 保
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保護 | ほご hogo | protection; safeguard; guardianship |
| 保険 | ほけん hoken | insurance |
| 確保 | かくほ kakuho | securing; obtaining; ensuring |
| 保存 | ほぞん hozon | preservation; conservation; storage |
| 保証 | ほしょう hoshou | guarantee; security; assurance |
| 保守 | ほしゅ hoshu | maintenance |
| 保管 | ほかん hokan | charge; custody; safekeeping |
| 保健 | ほけん hoken | preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation |
| 保安 | ほあん hoan | peace preservation; security |
| 担保 | たんぽ tanpo | security; guarantee; collateral |
| 保つ | たもつ tamotsu | to keep; to preserve; to hold |
| 保健所 | ほけんじょ hokenjo | health care center; health care centre |
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