太保

たいほう

Also written たいほ, 大保

Meanings

1. Noun Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty)
2. Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods) See also: 右大臣 (うだいじん).

Kanji

• 太 thick. Read as タイ.
• 保 keep. Read as ホウ.

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