9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N1

protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support

Kun'yomi
  • to keep ②to last
On'yomi
  • ホウ
Nanori
  • もり
  • やす
  • やすし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

91.7%
たも 8.0%
ホウ 0.2%

Character Breakdown

protect, guarantee, keep
ホ たも.つ ホウ (5th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
be amazed, disgusted, shocked
ぼ.ける あき.れる ホウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

securing ②belay
protection ②preservation
guarantee ②warranty
to keep ②to last
retention
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.)
preservation ②saving (e.g. to disk)
insurance ②guarantee
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References

Unicode hex code 4FDD
JIS X 0208 1-42-61
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 455
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 222
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 96
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 702
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 489
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 498
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 716
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 319
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 808
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 705
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 163
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 665
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 102
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1006
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a7.11
Four corner code 2629.4
De Roo Code 2164