N4 Kanji Course

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N4 Kanji Course

N4 Kanji 36: 持

Meaning of kanji 持:

In Japanese, 持 means “to hold”.


How to read kanji 持:

Kunyomi
Onyomi

How to write kanji 持:


Origin of kanji 持:

You can see a hand and a foot here.
You can remember kanji 持 by
“I hold my foot with my hand”.


Development of kanji 持:


Vocabulary containing kanji 持:

WordReadingMeaning
持つもつto have
気持ちきもちfeeling
金持ちかねもちrich man
維持いじmaintenance
支持しじsupport
持ち込むもちこむto bring in
持ち出すもちだすto bring out
持続じぞくpersistence
持ち主もちぬしowner
保持ほじretention
持参じさんbring
持ち上げるもちあげるto lift
持ち帰るもちかえるto bring home
所持しょじpossession
持ち合わせるもちあわせるto have
持ち掛けるもちかけるto carry around
手持ちてもちhand held
心持ちこころもちfeelings
受け持つうけもつto take charge
持ち物もちものbelongings
持ち歩くもちあるくto carry
長持ちながもちlong lasting
持て成すもてなすto entertain
持論じろんtheory
持病じびょうchronic illness
持分もちぶんequity
子持ちこもちchild-bearing

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