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保 = 亻 + 呆
保 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “protect”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 呆 (dumbfounded). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1072. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- protect
- RTK frame
- 1072
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ホ, ホウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- たも.つ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- защищать, preserve
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 保 protect
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 保
How to find 保 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “dumbfounded”. 保 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 保 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.