- Meaning
- protect, guarantee
- On-yomi (音読み)
- ホ,ホウ
- Kun-yomi (訓読み)
- たも(つ)
- Stroke count
- 9
On-yomi is the Chinese-derived reading used in compound words. Kun-yomi is the native Japanese reading used when the kanji stands alone. Study more N2 kanji or grammar topics.