保つ

Meanings

1. Godan verb · Transitive

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

2. Godan verb · Intransitive

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

In Spanish

1. mantener (guardar; preservar)

Kanji in this word

• 保

Example sentences

• 彼女かのじょは落おち着つきを保たもとうと努つとめた。

  She tried to keep her presence of mind.

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• 体面を保つために行った。

  For appearances sake, I went.

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