Moto 持: Hold; HaveKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ジ
- Kun'yomi
- も(つ)、-も(ち)、も(てる)
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 549 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ジ)
- 支持しじsupport; backing
- 維持いじmaintenance; preservation
- 保持ほじretention; maintenance
- 持続じぞくcontinuation; persisting
- 堅持けんじholding on to; sticking to
- 所持しょじpossession; owning
- 持論じろんone's cherished opinion; pet theory
- 持参じさんbringing; taking
- 持病じびょうchronic disease
- 持続的じぞくてきcontinuous; sustained
- 持久じきゅうendurance; persistence
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 気持ちきもちfeeling; sensation
- 持ちもちhaving; holding
- 持ち込むもちこむto take something into ...; to bring in
- 持ち味もちあじinherent flavor; inherent flavour
- 持つもつto hold (in one's hand); to take
- 金持ちかねもちrich person
- 持ち主もちぬしowner; proprietor
- 持ち株もちかぶstock holdings; one's shares
- 持ち越すもちこすto carry over; to carry forward
- 手持ちてもちin hand; on hand
- 持ち前もちまえone's nature; characteristic
- 持ち家もちいえone's (own) house
- 持ち込みもちこみbring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
- 持ち出しもちだしtaking something out; carrying out
- 持ち帰りもちかえりtakeout (i.e. food); take-out
- 持ち帰るもちかえるto bring back; to carry home
- 面持ちおももちexpression; look
- 持ち回りもちまわりrotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
- 長持ちながもちlong-lasting; long-wearing
- 持ち出すもちだすto take out; to carry out
- 持ち合いもちあいunity; even matching
- お持て成しおもてなしhospitality; reception
- 併せ持つあわせもつto have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
- 力持ちちからもちmuscleman; strong man
- 取り持つとりもつto act as a go-between (for); to mediate
- 受け持ちうけもちcharge (of something); matter in one's charge
- 受け持つうけもつto take (be in) charge of
- 子持ちこもちparenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother)
- 心持ちこころもちfeeling; mood
- 持ち上がるもちあがるto be lifted; to be raised
- 持ち上げるもちあげるto elevate; to raise
- 持ち分もちぶんshare (of expenses); equity (in company)
- 持ち切りもちきりhot topic; talk of the town
- 持ち去るもちさるto take away; to carry away
- 持ち合わせもちあわせthings on hand; things in stock
- 持ち合わせるもちあわせるto happen to have on hand or in stock
- 持ち回り閣議もちまわりかくぎround-robin cabinet
- 持ち堪えるもちこたえるto hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on
- 持ち場もちばone's post; one's position
- 持ち寄るもちよるto gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
- 持ち掛けるもちかけるto offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.)
- 持ち物もちものone's property; personal effects
- 持ち直すもちなおすto recover; to rally
- 持ち腐れもちぐされunused possession
- 持ち逃げもちにげmaking off with (something); absconding
- 持っていくもっていくto take; to carry (something) away
- 持ってくるもってくるto bring; to take (something) along
- 持って来るもってくるto bring; to take (something) along
- 持って行くもっていくto take; to carry (something) away
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