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持

Kanji 持: meaning "hold, have", readings, stroke order

The kanji 持 means "hold, have". On'yomi: ジ; kun'yomi: もつ. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
hold, have
On'yomi
ジ
Kun'yomi
もつ
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 持

  • 持つ もつ — to hold, to carry; to possess
  • 気持ち きもち — Feeling / mood
  • お金持ち おかねもち — rich person
  • 持ち上げる もちあげる — to raise, to lift up, to flatter
  • 維持 いじ — Maintain
  • 持ち込む もちこむ — To bring in
  • 受け持つ うけもつ — to take (be in) charge of
  • 持参 じさん — bringing, taking, carrying
  • 受持ち うけもち — charge (of something), matter in one's charge
  • 支持 しじ — support
  • 持続 じぞく — continuation, endurance
  • 所持 しょじ — possession, owning

Stroke order · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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