持 — kanji meaning “hold”
持
hold, have
- Meanings
- hold, have
- On'yomi
- ジ (ji)
- Kun'yomi
- も.つ、-も.ち、も.てる
- Name readings
- もち、もつ
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #119 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- chí — Chinese character page
Words with 持
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 気持ち | きもち kimochi | feeling; sensation; mood |
| 持つ | もつ motsu | to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry |
| 維持 | いじ iji | maintenance; preservation; improvement |
| 支持 | しじ shiji | support; backing; endorsement |
| 持ち | もち mochi | having; holding; possessing |
| 金持ち | かねもち kanemochi | rich person; wealthy person |
| 持ち主 | もちぬし mochinushi | owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.) |
| 持続 | じぞく jizoku | continuation; persisting; lasting |
| 持ち込む | もちこむ mochikomu | to bring in; to take in; to carry in |
| 持参 | じさん jisan | bringing; taking; carrying |
| 保持 | ほじ hoji | retention; maintenance; preservation |
| 所持 | しょじ shoji | possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one) |
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