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保

JLPT N1 SL5 9 strokes Frequency: #146

Meanings

Protect, Guarantee, Keep, Preserve, Sustain, Support

Radicals

亻

Decomposition

⿰亻呆

Etymology

Pictophonetic: person

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 9

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

822 words total

Other (20 words)

保管会社ほかんがいしゃ

safety-deposit company

保管料ほかんりょう

custody fee

保健婦ほけんふ

(female) public health nurse

保険金受取人ほけんきんうけとりにん

insurance beneficiary

protection

protective tariff

nurturing

money on deposit

managed forest

insurance

insurance card

patron saint

subsidy

protective coloration

protectorate

peace preservation

retaining warmth

custodian

preservation of health

火災保険かさいほけん

fire insurance

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