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保
Meanings
Protect, Guarantee, Keep, Preserve, Sustain, Support
Radicals
人
Decomposition
⿰亻呆
Etymology
Pictophonetic: person
Writing Practice
Stroke
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Stroke Order
1
diagonal
top-to-bottom
2
vertical
bottom-right-to-top-left
3
vertical
right-to-left
4
corner
right-to-left
5
horizontal
bottom-right-to-top-left
6
horizontal
bottom-right-to-top-left
7
vertical
bottom-right-to-top-left
8
diagonal
bottom-right-to-top-left
9
diagonal
bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi
(Chinese reading)
ホ
ho
ホウ
hou
Kun'yomi
(Japanese reading)
たも
tamo
Words Using This Kanji
794 words total
ホ
(4 words)
ホウ
(2 words)
Other
(788 words)
保つ
たもつ
to keep
保する
ほする
to guarantee
確保
かくほ
securing
安保
あんぽ
security (e.g. national security)
生保
せいほ
life insurance
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