What does 保守 mean?
保守 is a Japanese noun meaning “conservative, maintaining” in English. It can also be translated as “conservatism” depending on context. It is written as 保守 in kanji, ほしゅ in hiragana, and hoshu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
彼は保守寄りだ。
He is conservative to a degree.