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保たもつ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, つ, transitive)
1. to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to sustain
I, who had maintained silence all along, spoke for the first time.
Verb (5-dan, つ, intransitive)
2. to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable
Alt. forms
保たもつ
98%
たもつ
1%
Kanji used
保
preserve
Pitch accent
た
も
つ
Top 1500
Conjugations...Used in: 4330
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to maintain (preserve) peace
to preserve life
Examples (29 in total)
The police keep order.
Let's keep our beaches clean.
Silence was maintained inside the vehicle.
Harmony was being maintained.
Beth has preserved her good looks.
Make sure to keep it in that state.
You must not keep in touch with him.
They were trying to maintain that authority.
It is hard to maintain one's reputation.
The soil retained richness.
Japan maintains friendly relations with the United States.
It seems that I was able to maintain my parental dignity.
He keeps his youth by jogging.
I, who had maintained silence all along, spoke for the first time.
But he keeps his composure and answers without panicking.
None of them are scary if you keep a certain distance.
I tried to keep my teacher at a distance.
Would you promise to keep in touch with me?
That country remained neutral throughout World War II.
It is important to maintain your body temperature at a suitable level.
This is how this country has maintained its functionality.
Your room must always be kept clean.
Relations with Canada remained correct and cool.
I think it's necessary to sleep well to keep in good health.
In order to maintain his dignity, he had always been careful never to show any weakness.
It is important to maintain backward compatibility with software that was written to run on the former system.
At her age, she still preserved the appearance of a young girl.
Natural dyes keep a more beautiful color over the years than artificial dyes.
Homeroom teachers should make every effort to keep in touch with their students.