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Kanji Detail for 保 - "protect, maintain, guarantee"

  • Meaning

    保 means "protect, maintain, guarantee."

    1. Protect - To keep safe; to guard.

    2. Maintain - To keep in condition; to preserve.

    3. Guarantee - To assure; to promise.

    4. Nurture - To care for; to raise.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    protect; guarantee; keep; preserve; sustain; support

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    protect, safeguard, defend, care

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To take responsibility. Meaning to bear responsibility. Such as 保證 (guarantee), 保險 (insurance). A mediator between two parties is called 中保. Same meaning, referring to one who guarantees a matter. | To guard. Such as 保護 (protect), 保衛 (defend). Ancient official titles include 太保, 少保, referring to those tasked with assisting and protecting. | Hired workers are called 保. Such as those employed at taverns are called 酒保. | 保舉: To recommend talented people. The same meaning as guarantee, meaning to guarantee the person recommended. Also simply called 保. Such as 明保, 密保, 保案, 保獎.
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Sentences including

  • I keep old books with care.

  • Insure it , please.

  • The police keep order.

  • I can ensure a job for you.

  • Would you promise to keep in touch with me?

  • They have preserved the building.

  • She really keeps her youthfulness.

  • I can't ensure that he will pass the examination.

  • I can assure you of your success.

  • What's the name of your insurance company?

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