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持

9 strokes in total

JLPT N4 Grade 3 hold

📖 English Meaning

draw

Pronunciation
Hiragana:
もち ち じ
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Romaji:
mochi chi ji
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On'yomi:
ジ <外>チ
Kun'yomi:
も(つ)
Character Meanings
持 sustain, support; hold, grasp
Radical
手 扌
て・てへん
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Compound Words with 持
持々 もちもち
持し じし
持する じする
持た まま
持たす もたす
持たせる もたせる
持たせ掛ける もたせかける
持たり もたり
Related Words
持する hold, continue, bear, observe
持たす preserve, give
持ち enduringness
持ちあがる befall, pop up, bob up
持ちあげる lift up, pick up, flatter, coax, lift
Famous People with this Kanji
俳優 持丸加賀 (もちまるかが)
モデル 持永真実 (もちながまみ)
野球選手 長持栄吉 (ながもちえいきち)

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