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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

  • 持つもつGodanto hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry
  • 持久じきゅうNounendurance, persistence
  • 持参じさんNounbringing, taking, carrying
  • 持続じぞくNouncontinuation, persisting, lasting, sustaining, enduring
  • 持病じびょうNounchronic disease, chronic illness, old complaint
  • 持ちもちNounhaving, holding, possessing, owning, using, holder, owner, user
  • 持論じろんNounone's cherished opinion, pet theory
  • 持ち前もちまえno-Adj.natural, inborn, innate, inherent, characteristic

Practice in Kanjiru

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