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
- —保護司probation officer
- —保護色protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
- —保護税protective duty
- —保護鳥protected bird
- —保護領protectorate
- —保持者holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
- —保釈金bail (money)
- —保釈中being out on bail
- —保守系conservative
- —保守性maintainability; serviceability
- —保身術art of self-protection
- —保全会(family) corporation
- —保存系conservative system
- —保存量conserved quantity
- —保有者owner; possessor; holder; carrier
- —保有米rice holdings; rice stocks
- —保養院sanatorium
- —保養地health resort
- —無担保unsecured (loan)
- —無保証lack of a warranty (products, etc.); lack of security (e.g. loan)