Kanji

Level: N4 Strokes: 9

持

Meaning in English

hold, have, avoir

Readings

Onyomi: ジ Kunyomi: も.つ, -も.ち, も.てる Romaji: ji / mo.tsu, -mo.chi, mo.teru

Stroke order

Animated kanji stroke order

持

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese segurar, ter, avoir

Spanish tener, tener, aver

Korean 잡다, 가지다, 소유하다

French tenir, avoir, avoir

Italian tenere, avere, evitare

German halten, haben, besitzen

Indonesian memegang, memiliki, avoir

★ Vietnamese nắm giữ, có, sở hữu

Thai ถือ, มี, ครอบครอง

Kanji

Related kanji

N3 指 shi / yubi, sa.su, -sa.shi finger, point to, indicate N1 挑 chou / ido.mu challenge, contend for, make love to N1 括 katsu / kuku.ru fasten, tie up, arrest N1 拶 satsu / sema.ru be imminent, draw close, acercarse N2 挟 kyou, shou / hasa.mu, hasa.maru, wakibasa.mu, sashihasa.mu pinch, between, pincer N2 拾 shuu, juu / hiro.u pick up, gather, find N1 拷 gou torture, beat, torture N1 拭 shoku, shiki / nugu.u, fu.ku wipe, mop, swab N1 挙 kyo / a.geru, a.garu, kozo.ru raise, plan, project

Word

Words with this kanji

N4 気持ち kimochi feeling, sensation, mood N4 お金持ち okanemochi rich person, wealthy person N5 持っています motte imasu have / possess N5 持つ motsu hold, carry, possess

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N3 時間が経つにつれて気持ちが落ち着いてきた Jikan ga tatsu ni tsurete kimochi ga ochitsuite kita As time passed my feelings calmed down N4 雨が降りそうだから傘を持っていきます。 Ame ga furi sou da kara kasa o motte ikimasu. It looks like it will rain, so I will take an umbrella. N4 まだ雨が降りそうだから傘を持って行ったほうがいいと思う Mada ame ga furisou dakara kasa o motte itta hou ga ii to omou It still looks like it will rain so you should take an umbrella N4 雨が降りそうだったので傘を持って出かけた Ame ga furisou datta node kasa o motte dekaketa Since it looked like rain I took an umbrella N5 私は車を持っています。 Watashi wa kuruma o motte imasu. I have a car. N5 私は日本語の本を持っています。 Watashi wa nihongo no hon o motte imasu. I have a Japanese book.