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JLPT N46画 · 6 strokesradical

to hold, to carry

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ジツ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • も.つ

Meanings across languages

English
to hold, to carry
Tiếng Việt
cầm, mang
日本語
持つ, 携える

Common compounds

  • 持ち物もちものbelongings, things one carries
  • 持続じぞくcontinuation, sustainability
  • 所持しょじpossession, ownership
  • 携帯けいたいcarrying, portable

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