Kanji1 / 9
保 kanji
protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 5 (elementary school)
On readings
ホホウ
Kun readings
たもつ
Words with 保
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —保全Popularpreservation; conservation; maintenance; integrity
- —保有Popularpossession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
- —保留Popularreservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
- —留保Popularreserving; withholding
- —保革Popularconservatism and progressivism; conservatives and reformists
- —健保Popularhealth insurance
- —保するPopularto guarantee
- —保育園Popularnursery school; day nursery; day care center
- —保健婦Popular(female) public health nurse
- —保険金Popularinsurance payout; insurance money
- —保護者Popularguardian; protector; patron; parent
- —保守党PopularConservative Party
- —保証金Populardeposit (esp. on renting a house); security money; bond payment; guarantee
- —保証人Popularguarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
- —保育所Popularnursery school; day care center; day nursery
- —保健所Popularhealth care center; health care centre; animal shelter
- —保養所Popularrecreation facility (usu. corporate-owned and for the exclusive use of the corporation's employees); rest home; retreat center
- —保守的Popularconservative
- —安全保障Popular(guarantee of) security
- —火災保険Popularfire insurance