Kanji

Level: N1 Strokes: 9

保

Meaning in English

protect, guarantee, keep

Readings

Onyomi: ホ, ホウ Kunyomi: たも.つ Romaji: ho, hou / tamo.tsu

Stroke order

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保

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese proteger, garantir, manter

Spanish proteger, garantizar, mantener

Korean 보호하다, 보장하다, 지키다

French protéger, garantir, conserver

Italian proteggere, garantire, mantenere

German schützen, garantieren, bewahren

Indonesian melindungi, menjamin, menjaga

★ Vietnamese bảo vệ, đảm bảo, giữ gìn

Thai ปกป้อง รับประกัน รักษาไว้

Related kanji

N2 倍 bai double, twice, times N1 併 hei / awa.seru join, get together, unite N1 舎 sha, seki / yado.ru cottage, inn, hut N1 俳 hai haiku, actor, acteur N1 倉 sou / kura godown, warehouse, storehouse N2 依 i, e / yo.ru reliant, depend on, consequently N4 借 shaku / ka.riru borrow, rent, emprunter N1 倫 rin ethics, companion, éthique N1 佳 ka excellent, beautiful, good

Words with this kanji

N1 確保 kakuho guarantee, insure, secure N1 保つ tamotsu to keep, to preserve, to sustain N1 保育 hoiku nursing, nurturing, rearing N1 保温 hoon retaining warmth, keeping heat in, heat insulation N1 保管 hokan custody, safekeeping, storage N1 保険 hoken insurance, guarantee N1 保守 hoshu conservative, maintaining N1 保養 hoyou health preservation, recuperation, recreation N2 保健 hoken health preservation, hygiene, sanitation

Sentences with this kanji

N2 この資料はあとで使うかもしれないから保存しておいて Kono shiryou wa ato de tsukau kamo shirenai kara hozon shite oite Save this material because we may use it later