Word Meaning 間を持つ

まをもつ ma o motsu

間を持つ is read as まをもつ (ma o motsu) and means to have a controlling presence.

Meaning

English

to have a controlling presence
to have a certain aura

Reading

Kana

まをもつ

Romaji

ma o motsu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 81196 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

間を持たす

まをもたす

to fill in time

間が持たない

まがもたない

not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand

間が持てない

まがもてない

not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand

間を持たせる

まをもたせる

to fill in time

持ち時間

もちじかん

amount of time one has

持続時間

じぞくじかん

duration

間近

まじか

near

間借り

まがり

renting a room

間口

まぐち

frontage

間仕切り

まじきり

partition between two rooms

間近い

まぢかい

near at hand

持つ

もつ

to hold (meeting, etc.)