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Kanji Grade 5 - 保

Kanji character Grade 5 保. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 5 - 保
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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
 
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)
 
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 be durable