持
持 — hold, have
- JLPT
- JLPT N4
- Strokes
- 9
- Taught in
- School year 3
- Frequency
- #119 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
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- じ ji
- じ ji
- Kun'yomi
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- も.つ mo.tsu
- -も.ち -mo.chi
- も.てる mo.teru
- も.つ mo.tsu
Words that use 持
A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.
- 持つ もつ to hold (in one's hand) JLPT N5
- 気持ち きもち feeling JLPT N4
- お金持ち おかねもち rich person JLPT N4
- 維持 いじ maintenance JLPT N3
- 持ち上げる もちあげる to elevate JLPT N3
- 受け持つ うけもつ to take (be in) charge of JLPT N2
- 持参 じさん bringing JLPT N2
- 受け持ち うけもち charge (of something) JLPT N1
- 支持 しじ support JLPT N1
- 持続 じぞく continuation JLPT N1