Memory phrase for the Kanji: 保
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Meaning
| protect, preserve, maintain, guarantee
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Pronunciation |
HO, HŌ
tamotsu |
Explanation |
Left: person 人, right: astonished 呆 (mouth 囗 (Here: fencing), tree 木) (cf: distressed 困) |
Mnemonic
| The person wants a fence around the tree to protect it. (However a fenced 囗 tree 木 causes distress 困.)
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Radicals
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亻
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person | This radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. |
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囗
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enclosure | The radical kunigamae surrounds/encloses further components and thus is different from the simple square that stands for mouth 口. |
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木
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tree | |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 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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