Single kanji#1,933 most used

保つ

たもつ2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to keep; to maintain

ITS KANJI

鼻はなの上うえでボールのバランスを保たもつのは難むずかしい。

It's difficult to balance a ball on your nose.

上うえのレベルを目指めざすよりも、今いまのレベルを保たもつ事ことの方ほうが大事だいじだと思おもいます。

Before we try to move up to the next level, I think we need to focus on keeping what we have.

from Tatoeba · tommy__san

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to sustain

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable

godan verb · intransitive

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#1,933 most used

Written保つ only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium