Kanji
持
Meaning in Englishhold, have, avoir
ReadingsAnimated kanji stroke order
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
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Vietnamese
nắm giữ, có, sở hữu
Thai
ถือ, มี, ครอบครอง
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
Words with this kanji
N1
受持ち
ukemochi
charge (of something), matter in one's charge
N1
支持
shiji
support
N1
持続
jizoku
continuation, endurance
N1
所持
shoji
possession, owning
N1
持ち切り
mochikiri
hot topic, talk of the town
N2
受け持つ
ukemotsu
to take (be in) charge of
N2
持参
jisan
bringing, taking, carrying
N3
維持
iji
maintenance, preservation, keeping
N3
持ち上げる
mochiageru
lift up, raise, flatter
Sentences with this kanji
N4
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
N3
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.
N3
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
N3
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.