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持

N4

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • hold
  • have

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ジ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • も.つ
  • -も.ち
  • も.てる
Strokes
9
JLPT Level
N4
Frequency
#182
School Grade
Grade 3
Radical
手#64 · hand

Components

Common Words

  • 持じNoun
    draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie
  • 支持しじNoun
    support, backing, endorsement
  • 維持いじNoun
    maintenance, preservation, improvement
  • 気持ちきもちNoun
    feeling, sensation, mood
  • 保持ほじNoun
    retention, maintenance, preservation
  • 持ちもちNoun
    having, holding, possessing
  • 持ち込むもちこむGodan verb
    to bring in, to take in, to carry in
  • 持つもつGodan verb
    to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry

Practice in Kanjiru

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