保 — bo

Parts that make up 保

How 保 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 保 as a ideographic compound involving 人, 子.

Korean example words with 保

• 보안保眼 Korean gloss: 눈을 보호함
• 보기保機 Korean gloss: 기계를 보호함
• 보안保安 Korean gloss: 안전을 유지함
• 난보難保 Korean gloss: 보존하기 어려움
• 보도保導 Korean gloss: 보호하여 지도함
• 보인保人 Korean gloss: 보증 채무를 지는 사람
• 보신保身 Korean gloss: 자신의 몸을 온전히 지킴
• 보유保有 Korean gloss: 가지고 있거나 간직하고 있음
• 보관保管 Korean gloss: 물건을 맡아서 간직하고 관리함
• 보혁保革 Korean gloss: 보수와 개혁을 아울러 이르는 말
• 안보安保 Korean gloss: ‘안전 보장’을 줄여 이르는 말
• 보습保濕 Korean gloss: 피부 등에 함유된 수분을 보호해 줌

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 保

• 保護ほご protection; safeguard; guardianship
• 安保あんぽ security (e.g. national security); US-Japan Security Treaty; campaign against the Japan-US Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970)
• 確保かくほ securing; obtaining; ensuring
• 保険ほけん insurance; guarantee; warranty
• 保守ほしゅ maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness
• 安全保障あんぜんほしょう (guarantee of) security
• 保証ほしょう guarantee; security; assurance
• 保全ほぜん preservation; conservation; maintenance
• 保するほする to guarantee
• 担保たんぽ security; guarantee; collateral
• 保健ほけん preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
• 保有ほゆう possession; retention; maintenance

Characters sharing the phonetic 保

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “보” in Korean.

Other hanja read “보”

Other hanja with radical 人