Word Meaning 保つ

もつ motsu

保つ is read as もつ (motsu) and means to last.

Meaning

English

  1. to last
  2. to endure
  3. to keep well (food)
  4. to wear well
  5. to be durable
  6. to keep
  7. to preserve
  8. to hold

Reading

Kana

もつ

Romaji

motsu

Writing Variants

  • 保つ たもつ tamotsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 391 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

保育所

ほいくじょ

nursery school

保健所

ほけんじょ

animal shelter

保証

ほしょう

guarantee

保する

ほする

to guarantee

保安

ほあん

Hōan era (1120.4.10-1124.4.3)

保護

ほご

preservation

保守

ほしゅ

maintenance

保健

ほけん

health education (school subject)

保険

ほけん

insurance

保存

ほぞん

saving (e.g. to disk)

保管

ほかん

charge

保護者

ほごしゃ

guardian

Example Sentences

9

へやをせいけつにたもつ。

Keep the room clean.

It is hard to maintain one's reputation.

It is important to maintain your body temperature at a suitable level.

We should make every effort to maintain world peace.

It is important to maintain backward compatibility with software that was written to run on the former system.

Mary took her beauty sleep before the big party.

In the development of Lojban, efforts were consistently made since the initial phase to keep the language culturally neutral.

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

Nothing I do brings me stimulation, so keeping up my motivation is really tough.