Memory phrase for the character: 保

保

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Meaning

protect, preserve, maintain, guarantee

Pronunciation

HO, HŌ
tamotsu

Explanation

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

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

Radicals

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




 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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