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持つ (もつ): to hold, to carry; to possess — Japanese vocabulary

持つ is read もつ and means "to hold, to carry; to possess". JLPT N5 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

持つ

Reading
もつ · motsu
Translation
to hold, to carry; to possess
Level
JLPT N5
Pitch accent
もつが

Example

重い荷物を持っています。

おもいにもつをもっています。

I'm carrying heavy luggage.

Kanji in this word

  • 持 — hold, have

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