Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of たもつ – see the following entries.
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[proper noun] a male given name
保つ
[verb] to keep up; to retain
[verb] to maintain
Alternative spelling
手持つ
(This term, たもつ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as たもつ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as たもつ.)