Preserve

On’yomi: ほ
Kun’yomi: たも
Radical: 人 Person (Kangxi 9)

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 活 (Lively), less common than 八 (Eight).

The Leader bolts the chewing wall Mouth onto the Tree trunk and posts the village's last rice sack down its throat, and the lips seal so tight the bark grows over them.

In words

保つたもつ to keep;to preserve;to hold;to retain;to maintain;to support;to sustain;to last;to endure;to keep weN1

保証ほしょう guarantee,security,assurance,pledge,warrantyN3

保存ほぞん preservation,conservation,storage,maintenanceN3

保 is rank 191 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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