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/HO/    ホウ//    たも.つ/tamo.tsu/HO//    HOU/ホウ/    tamo.tsu/たも.つ/

protect;  guarantee;  keep;  preserve;  sustain;  support

Radical: (human).   Strokes: 9画.   Elements: ⺅口木.   Pinyin: bǎo.   Hangul:  [bo].   Nanori:  /  /  / もり / やす / やすしu / o / bu / mori / yasu / yasushi.

Jōyō Kanji 5th Grade.   JLPT N1.

Example compounds:
HO機密きみつほごkimitsuhogo】security (e.g. data, password, etc.)
連帯れんたいほしょうrentaihoshō】joint liability on guarantee
自賠責じばいせきほけんjibaisekihoken】mandatory vehicle liability insurance
たもtamotsuたもつtamotsu】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
命をいのちをたもつinochiwotamotsu】to preserve life
Codepoints and classification codes:
4fddUnicode
42-61JIS X 0208
1-2-7SKIP
2a7.11TKD
2629.4Four Corner
2164De Roo
Dictionary indices:
455Classic Nelson
222The New Nelson Character Dictionary by A. Nelson
96New Japanese-English Character Dictionary by J. Halpern
72Kanji Learner's Dictionary by J. Halpern
997Remembering the Kanji by J. Heisig
166A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage (Gakken)
781Japanese Names by P.G. O'Neill
351Essential Kanji by P.G. O'Neill
702Daikanwajiten 「大漢和辞典」 by T. Morohashi vol. 1 p. 788
787A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters by K.G. Henshall
489Kanji & Kana by Spahn and Hadamitzky
716Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese (H) by F. Sakade
319Kanji Flashcards by M. Hodges and T. Okazaki
808Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese: Third Edition 3rd edition by Henshall
705Tuttle Kanji Cards by A. Kask
163The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power by D. Crowley
665Kanji in Context by Nishiguchi and Kono
102Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1006Y. Maniette's French adaptation of Heisig