勉強 / 漢字 / 持

も.つ • -も.ち • も.てる

hold; have

Grade Level 3

9 Strokes

Words

所帯持ち

しょたいもち

  • married man or woman; housekeeping n
Advanced

所持金

しょじきん

  • money in one's possession n
Advanced

男持ち

おとこもち

  • men's; for men n
Advanced

太刀持ち

たちもち

  • sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword) n
  • rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony n sumo
Advanced

持ち駒

もちごま

  • captured piece that can be reused n shogi
  • person or object held in reserve; available means n
Advanced