Memory phrase for the Kanji: 保

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HO, HŌ
tamotsu

Left: person 人, right: astonished 呆 (mouth 囗 (Here: fencing), tree 木) (cf: distressed 困)

The person wants a fence around the tree to protect it. (However a fenced 囗 tree 木 causes distress 困.)

亻	person	This radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
囗	enclosure	The radical kunigamae* surrounds/encloses further components and thus differs from the simple square that stands for mouth 口.*
木	tree

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保つ	たもつ	to keep, to preserve, to retain, to maintain, to support
保険	ほけん	insurance (e.g. car, health), guarantee
健康保険証	けんこうほけんしょう	health insurance card
保健	ほけん	health preservation, hygiene, sanitation
保存	ほぞん	preservation, conservation, storage, maintenance
保守	ほしゅ	conservative, maintaining
保温	ほおん	retaining warmth, keeping heat in, heat insulation
保管	ほかん	charge, custody, safekeeping, deposit, storage
保育	ほいく	nursing, rearing, lactation, suckling

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