Moto 堅持 (けんじ)holding on to; sticking to
- holding on to; sticking tonoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Kanji in 堅持
- 堅Strict; Hard; SolidRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
- 持Hold; HaveRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N4
Words that share its kanji
- 中堅ちゅうけんnucleus; backbone
- 堅調けんちょうfirm (market); bullish
- 堅実けんじつsteady; sound
- 手堅いてがたいsteady; firm
- 堅いかたいhard; solid
- 堅さかたさfirmness; hardness
- 堅固けんごsolid; strong
- 堅守けんしゅstrong defense; strong defence
- 支持しじsupport; backing
- 気持ちきもちfeeling; sensation
- 維持いじmaintenance; preservation
- 保持ほじretention; maintenance
- 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
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