保つ

たもつ · tamotsu

to keep, to maintain

JLPT N2 verb

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Example sentences

  • 名声めいせいを保たもつことは難むずかしい。

    Meisei o tamotsu koto wa muzukashii.

    It's hard to maintain one's reputation.

  • 私わたしたちは世界せかい平和へいわを保たもつためにあらゆる努力どりょくをすべきだ。

    Watashitachi wa sekai heiwa o tamotsu tame ni arayuru doryoku o su beki da.

    We should make every effort to maintain world peace.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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