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Words with 持

Kanji 持, meaning hold, appears in 402 Japanese vocabulary entries.

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もって行く

もっていく

to take (something) along

維持

いじ

maintenance

気持

きもち

preparedness

支持

しじ

propping up

持ち

もち

charge

持ちこむ

もちこむ

to bring (to another stage)

持つ

もつ

to hold (meeting, etc.)

持続

じぞく

continuation

金持

かねもち

rich person

持主

もちぬし

owner

持ちこたえる

もちこたえる

to hold out (e.g. against an attack)

持参

じさん

bringing

持家

もちいえ

one's (own) house

長もち

ながもち

nagamochi

持ちもの

もちもの

one's property

力持ち

ちからもち

muscleman

受持

うけもち

charge (of something)

受け持つ

うけもつ

to take (be in) charge of

持上げる

もちあげる

to elevate

保持

ほじ

retention

持味

もちあじ

distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.)

堅持

けんじ

holding on to

自論

じろん

one's cherished opinion

所持

しょじ

possession

もち越す

もちこす

to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.)

持株

もちかぶ

stock holdings

持てる

もてる

to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)

手持

てもち

handheld

持込

もちこみ

bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink)

持続的

じぞくてき

continuous

持病

じびょう

chronic disease

持帰り

もちかえり

takeout (food)

持帰る

もちかえる

to take home

持出

もちだし

corbel

面もち

おももち

expression

持回り

もちまわり

rotation (of a post, role, etc.)

持出す

もちだす

to take out

保ち合い

たもちあい

steadiness (of market price)

持久

じきゅう

endurance

持ちあわせる

もちあわせる

to happen to have on hand or in stock

持ちかける

もちかける

to offer (a suggestion, etc.)

子持

こもち

(of a fish) containing roe (eggs)

持ち寄る

もちよる

to gather (bringing something)

持ち去る

もちさる

to take away

持ち上る

もちあがる

to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row

あわせ持つ

あわせもつ

to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points)

持分

もちぶん

share (of expenses)

かけ持ち

かけもち

holding two or more positions concurrently

護持

ごじ

defend and maintain

持ち回り閣議

もちまわりかくぎ

round-robin cabinet

持ち腐れ

もちぐされ

unused possession

持場

もちば

one's round

もて余す

もてあます

to be too much for one

心持

こころもち

disposition

取持つ

とりもつ

to act as a go-between (for)

持ちきり

もちきり

hot topic

持逃

もちにげ

making off with (something)

責任をもつ

せきにんをもつ

to be responsible for

あてがい扶持

あてがいぶち

discretionary allowance

いい気持

いいきもち

good feeling

うまれ持つ

うまれもつ

to have (something) innate

お金持ち

おかねもち

rich person

お持たせ

おもたせ

gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)

お持たせ物

おもたせもの

gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)

お持ち帰り

おもちかえり

one-night stand

お持て成し

おもてなし

(light) refreshment

かばん持ち

かばんもち

private secretary

ケツ持ち

ケツもち

member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members)

こちら持ち

こちらもち

covering the costs oneself

ささげ持つ

ささげもつ

to hold something reverently with both hands

ほんの気持ち

ほんのきもち

small token of one's sentiments

むこう持ち

むこうもち

(expenses) being covered by the other party

もって回る

もってまわる

to carry around

もてなし上手

もてなしじょうず

being good at hosting

もて扱う

もてあつかう

to take care of

もて期

もてき

period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual

もて囃す

もてはやす

to praise extravagantly

わかち持つ

わかちもつ

to have in common

意見を持つ

いけんをもつ

to hold an opinion

維持費

いじひ

maintenance costs

衣装持

いしょうもち

owning a lot of clothes

違法所持

いほうしょじ

illegal possession

隠し持つ

かくしもつ

to carry (something) under cover

厭な気持ち

いやなきもち

unpleasant feeling

横持

よこもち

conveyance (of goods, materials, etc.)