葆

13 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

dense growth, keep, adhere to, conceal

Kun'yomi
  • しげる
On'yomi
  • ホウ
  • ホ

Main Radical

艸(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

dense growth, keep, adhere to
ホウ　ホ　し.げる (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
protect, guarantee, keep
ホ　たも.つ　ホウ (5th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
be amazed, disgusted, shocked
ぼ.ける　あき.れる　ホウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 8446
JIS X 0208 1-72-62
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5110
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1726
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31381X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k9.12
Four corner code 4429.4