Question

保 たも.つ protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support 2 146 9 9 ひと・にんべん・ひとやね 会意 Compound Ideographic Mr. T opens his mouth from the top of the tree saying "I pitty da foo who don´t protect the trees!".

Accepted Answer

ホ、ホウ う, お, ぶ, もり, やす, やすし 保障(ほしょう): guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty保護(ほご): care; protection; shelter; safeguard; guardianship; favor; favour; patronage確保(かくほ): guarantee; maintain; ensure; insure; secure; reservation保険(ほけん): insurance; guarantee保守(ほしゅ): maintenance; conservation保健(ほけん): health preservation; hygiene; sanitation保存(ほぞん): preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk); maintenance保管(ほかん): charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage保つ(たもつ): to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to support; to sustain; to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable保温(ほおん): retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation保育(ほいく): nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling保養(ほよう): health preservation; recuperation; recreation保母(ほぼ): day-care worker in a kindergarten, nursery school, etc. 5 人: person呆: be amazed; disgusted; shocked 人 2 (none) protect Tip: Heisig later combines mouth and tree into 呆 dumbfounded (#2181). Story: Your person (Mr. T. or whoever) is dumbfounded when told to protect the bad guys rather than fight them.

Kanji	保
Onyomi	ホ、ホウ
Kunyomi	たも.つ
Nanori	う, お, ぶ, もり, やす, やすし
English	protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support
Examples	保障(ほしょう): guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty 保護(ほご): care; protection; shelter; safeguard; guardianship; favor; favour; patronage 確保(かくほ): guarantee; maintain; ensure; insure; secure; reservation 保険(ほけん): insurance; guarantee 保守(ほしゅ): maintenance; conservation 保健(ほけん): health preservation; hygiene; sanitation 保存(ほぞん): preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk); maintenance 保管(ほかん): charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage 保つ(たもつ): to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to support; to sustain; to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable 保温(ほおん): retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation 保育(ほいく): nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling 保養(ほよう): health preservation; recuperation; recreation 保母(ほぼ): day-care worker in a kindergarten, nursery school, etc.
JLPT Level	2
Jouyou Grade	5
Frequency	146
Components	人: person 呆: be amazed; disgusted; shocked
Number of Strokes	9
Kanji Radical	人
Radical Number	9
Radical Strokes	2
Radical Reading	ひと・にんべん・ひとやね
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	protect
Koohii Story 1	Mr. T opens his mouth from the top of the tree saying "I pitty da foo who don´t protect the trees!".
Koohii Story 2	Tip: Heisig later combines mouth and tree into 呆 dumbfounded (#2181). Story: Your person (Mr. T. or whoever) is dumbfounded when told to protect the bad guys rather than fight them.

Preservation Protect Guarantee Maintain Health Heat Person Mouth