KanjiN1Grade 5 · 小59 strokesRadical 人#146 in newspapers

保 · protect, guarantee

保 is a kanji meaning protect, guarantee, keep, preserve. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

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Words that use 保
Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
保証ほしょう	ほしょう	guarantee, assurance, warranty	N3
保存ほぞん	ほぞん	preservation, conservation	N3
保護ほご	ほご	care, protection, shelter	N3
保障ほしょう	ほしょう	guarantee, security, warranty	N3
保健ほけん	ほけん	health preservation, hygiene, sanitation	N2
確保かくほ	かくほ	guarantee, insure, secure	N1

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More words that use 保
Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
保つたもつ	たもつ	to keep, to preserve, to sustain	N1
保育ほいく	ほいく	nursing, nurturing, rearing	N1
保温ほおん	ほおん	retaining warmth, keeping heat in, heat insulation	N1
保管ほかん	ほかん	custody, safekeeping, storage	N1
保険ほけん	ほけん	insurance, guarantee	N1
保守ほしゅ	ほしゅ	conservative, maintaining	N1
保養ほよう	ほよう	health preservation, recuperation, recreation	N1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

9 strokes