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保
JLPT N1 SL5 9 strokes Frequency: #146

Meanings

Protect, Guarantee, Keep, Preserve, Sustain, Support

Radicals

äș»

Decomposition

âż°äș»ć‘†

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
ホォ hou
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
たも tamo

Words Using This Kanji

822 words total
Other (20 words)
保俼 ほしゅう

maintenance

保é™ș怖äș€ć“Ą ă»ă‘ă‚“ăŒă„ă“ă†ă„ă‚“

insurance salesman

ćčŒäżćœ’ ă‚ˆă†ă»ăˆă‚“

combined day-care center and kindergarten

保歘æ–čæł• ほぞんほうほう

storage method (e.g. for food)

æƒ…ć ±äżè­· ă˜ă‚‡ă†ă»ă†ă»ă”

information security

äž€èˆŹăƒ‡ăƒŒă‚żäżè­·èŠć‰‡ ă„ăŁă±ă‚“ăƒ‡ăƒŒă‚żă»ă”ăăă

General Data Protection Regulation (EU, 2018)

æ…Łă‚‰ă—äżè‚Č ăȘă‚‰ă—ă»ă„ă

gradual entry (into preschool)

ç€Ÿäż ă—ă‚ƒă»

social insurance

保歘ćźč晹 ă»ăžă‚“ă‚ˆă†ă

storage container

æ©ŸćŻ†äżæŒć„‘çŽ„ ăăżă€ă»ă˜ă‘ă„ă‚„ă

non-disclosure agreement

保é™ș拟集äșș ă»ă‘ă‚“ăŒă—ă‚…ă†ă«ă‚“

insurance agent

保æčżć‰€ ほし぀ざい

humectant

äżć­˜ć‰€ ほぞんざい

preservative

保é™șベッド ă»ă‘ă‚“ăƒ™ăƒƒăƒ‰

hospital bed fully covered by national health insurance

äž€æ™‚äżè­· ă„ăĄă˜ă»ă”

temporary protective custody

äž€æ™‚äżè­·æ‰€ ă„ăĄă˜ă»ă”ă—ă‚‡

temporary protective custody facility

è‡Șè»ąè»ŠäżçźĄæ‰€ ă˜ăŠă‚“ă—ă‚ƒă»ă‹ă‚“ă˜ă‚‡

storage center for impounded bicycles and motorcycles

ćžžæž©äżć­˜ ă˜ă‚‡ă†ăŠă‚“ă»ăžă‚“

storage at room temperature

äżçźĄæ‰€ ă»ă‹ă‚“ă˜ă‚‡

storage center

æș€è¶łäżèšŒ ăŸă‚“ăžăă»ă—ă‚‡ă†

money-back guarantee