Illustration: At a neighborhood fish shop, a vendor adds a fresh scoop of crushed ice around fish already resting on a chilled display bed. Some older ice has melted into a drainage channel, while the new pieces fill the thinning areas around the fish.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

保たもつ

tamotsu

to maintain, to preserve

Example sentences

名声めいせいを保たもつことは難むずかしい。
It is hard to maintain one’s reputation.
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警察けいさつは秩序ちつじょを保たもちます。
The police keep order.
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軍隊ぐんたいはその地歩ちほを保たもった。
The troops maintained their ground.
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Kanji in 保

保protect; guaranteeOnホ・ホウKunたもつ

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