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					Grade 5 -                保 
 Kanji character Grade 5 保. Writing practice along 
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			| protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support Kun: たも.つ
 On: ホ、 ホウ
 9 strokes
 Radical: man, human 人 (亻)
 Parts: 化 口 木
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			| Onyomi |  
			| 保育 【ホイク】 nursing, nurturing, rearing, lactation, suckling 保安 【ホアン】 peace preservation, security, safety
 留保 【リュウホ】 reserving, withholding
 生保 【セイホ】 life insurance, livelihood protection, public assistance, 
			welfare
 保する 【ホスル】 to guarantee
 保安 【ホウアン】 Hōan era (1120.4.10-1124.4.3), Hoan era
 永保 【エイホウ】 Eihō era (1081.2.10-1084.2.7), Eiho era
 太保 【タイホウ】 Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions 
			of the Zhou Dynasty), Minister of the Right (official in Nara and 
			Heian periods)
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			| Kunyomi |  
			| 保つ 【たもつ】 to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to 
			sustain, to last, to endure, to keep well (food), to wear well, to 
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