KanjiN4Grade 3 · 小39 strokesRadical 手#119 in newspapers
持 · hold, have
持 is a kanji meaning hold, have. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- ジji
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- もつmotsu
- -もち-mochi
- もてるmoteru
Practise the N4 kanji
In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.
Words that use 持 · 12 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 持つもつ | もつ | to hold, to carry; to possess | N5 |
| 気持ちきもち | きもち | feeling, sensation, mood | N4 |
| お金持ちおかねもち | おかねもち | rich person | N4 |
| 維持いじ | いじ | maintenance, preservation | N3 |
| 持ち上げるもちあげる | もちあげる | to raise, to lift up, to flatter | N3 |
| 受け持つうけもつ | うけもつ | to take (be in) charge of | N2 |
Example sentence
パスポートは持った?
パスポートはもった
Do you have your passport?
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #198090 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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