持
Hold, Have JLPT N4
9 strokes · school grade 3 · frequency rank #119
Meaning
Hold, Have
Readings
On’yomiジ ji
Kun’yomiも.つ motsu、-も.ち mochi、も.てる moteru
Radical
Components
- 扌 (radical)
- 寺 — Buddhist Temple
Example sentences
- 彼女は彼の２倍の本を持っている。She has twice as many books as he has.
- それを思うだけでも気持ちが悪い。The very idea of it is disgusting.
- 自分の金はびた一文持っていない。I haven't a cent to my name.
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