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Words with 持

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

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持っていく

もっていく

to take (something) along

維持

いじ

maintenance

気持ち

きもち

preparedness

支持

しじ

propping up

持ち

もち

charge

持ち込む

もちこむ

to bring (to another stage)

持つ

もつ

to hold (meeting, etc.)

持続

じぞく

continuation

金持ち

かねもち

rich person

持ち主

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

持ち家

もちいえ

one's (own) house

長持ち

ながもち

nagamochi

持ち物

もちもの

one's property

力持ち

ちからもち

muscleman

持ち直す

もちなおす

to recover

受け持ち

うけもち

charge (of something)

受け持つ

うけもつ

to take (be in) charge of

保持

ほじ

retention

持ち味

もちあじ

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

堅持

けんじ

holding on to

持論

じろん

one's cherished opinion

所持

しょじ

possession

持ち越す

もちこす

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

持ち株

もちかぶ

stock holdings

持てる

もてる

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

手持ち

てもち

handheld

持ち込み

もちこみ

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

持ち前

もちまえ

natural

持続的

じぞくてき

continuous

持病

じびょう

chronic disease

持ち帰り

もちかえり

takeout (food)

持ち帰る

もちかえる

to take home

面持ち

おももち

expression

持ち回り

もちまわり

rotation (of a post, role, etc.)

持ち合い

もちあい

steadiness (of market price)

持ち出す

もちだす

to take out

持久

じきゅう

endurance

持ち合わせる

もちあわせる

to happen to have on hand or in stock

持ち掛ける

もちかける

to offer (a suggestion, etc.)

子持ち

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

持ち上がる

もちあがる

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

持ち分

もちぶん

share (of expenses)

併せ持つ

あわせもつ

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

掛け持ち

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

持ち場

もちば

one's round

持ち腐れ

もちぐされ

unused possession

持て余す

もてあます

to be too much for one

心持ち

こころもち

disposition

取り持つ

とりもつ

to act as a go-between (for)

持ち切り

もちきり

hot topic

持ち逃げ

もちにげ

making off with (something)

気持ち悪い

きもちわるい

feeling sick

責任を持つ

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

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

ほんの気持ち

ほんのきもち

small token of one's sentiments

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

モテ期

モテき

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

意見を持つ

いけんをもつ

to hold an opinion

維持費

いじひ

maintenance costs

衣装持ち

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

横持ち

よこもち

conveyance (of goods, materials, etc.)

岡持ち

おかもち

wooden carrying box

下値支持線

したねしじせん

lower support level (esp. share prices)

加持

かじ

adhisthana (blessing of a buddha or bodhisattva)

加持祈祷

かじきとう

incantation and prayer

加持身

かじしん

altruistic manifested form of Mahavairocana (New Shingon)

家持ち

いえもち

homeowner

家族持ち

かぞくもち

person with a family

家庭を持つ

かていをもつ

to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children)

火持ち

ひもち

fire-holding qualities