保 Kanji – protect
The Japanese kanji 保 can mean protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support.
Meaning and Readings
How is 保 read?
保 has the onyomi readings ホ, ホウ and the kunyomi reading たもつ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ho, hou, tamotsu.
Common Japanese Words Using 保
These common Japanese words contain 保. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 安全保障（あんぜんほしょう） — (guarantee of) security
- 安保（あんぽ） — security (e.g. national security)
- 火災保険（かさいほけん） — fire insurance
- 確保（かくほ） — securing, obtaining, ensuring, guarantee, maintaining
- 健康保険（けんこうほけん） — health insurance
- 生保（せいほ） — life insurance
- 生命保険（せいめいほけん ） — life insurance
- 損害保険（そんがいほけん） — non-life insurance, general insurance, property and casualty insurance
- 担保（たんぽ） — security, guarantee, collateral, mortgage
- 保する（ほする） — to guarantee