9 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 5th grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N1
                                            protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support
Kun'yomi
- た - も - つ - to keep ②to last 
On'yomi
- ホ 
- ホウ 
Nanori
- う 
- お 
- ぶ 
- もり 
- やす 
- やすし 
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 4FDD | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-42-61 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 455 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 222 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 96 | 
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 107 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 72 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 77 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 997 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1072 | 
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 166 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 781 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 351 | 
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 702 | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 787 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 489 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 498 | 
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 716 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 319 | 
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 808 | 
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 705 | 
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 163 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 665 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 102 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1006 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2a7.11 | 
| Four corner code | 2629.4 | 
| De Roo Code | 2164 |