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

protect;  guarantee;  keep;  preserve;  sustain;  support

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

Jōyō Kanji 5th Grade.   JLPT N1.

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