保

Protect

Also: Guarantee, Keep, Preserve, Protection, Maintain

On'yomi

  • ほ ho
  • ほう hou

Kun'yomi

  • たも(つ) tamotsu
Stroke count
9
Radical
人 man · Kangxi radical 9
JLPT level
N3
School grade
Grade 5

保 has 9 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 人 (man), number 9. Hashidari places it at JLPT N3. Japanese students learn it in grade 5 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N3 kanji list · Grade 5 kanji list · All kanji