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Kanji Information Sheet for 持 ( PDF version )
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: hold hands at temple
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #119 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #119 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
JLPT N4 Words
JLPT N3 Words
JLPT N2 Words
- 持参 [じさん]
(n,vs) bringing; taking; carrying [K] [D] [Jisho] - 受け持つ [うけもつ]
(v5t) to take (be in) charge of [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 持ち [もち]
(n,n-suf) (1) hold; charge; keep possession; in charge; (2) wear; durability; life; draw; (3) usage (suff) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持てる [もてる]
(exp,v1) to be well liked; to be popular [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持て成す [もてなす]
(v5s) to entertain; to make welcome [K] [D] [Jisho] - 支持 [しじ]
(n,vs) support; maintenance [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持続 [じぞく]
(n) continuation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 所持 [しょじ]
(n,vs) possession; owning [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 手持ち [てもち]
(n) holdings; goods on hand [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持ち越す [もちこす]
(v5s) to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持ち家 [もちいえ]
(n) one's (own) house [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持ち回り [もちまわり]
(n) rotation; by turns [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持ち株 [もちかぶ]
(n) stock holdings; one's shares [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持ち堪える [もちこたえる]
(v1) to hold out [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持ち帰り [もちかえり]
(n) takeout (i.e. food) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持ち帰る [もちかえる]
(v5r) to carry back or home; to take out (e.g. food) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持ち合い [もちあい]
(n) (1) unity; even matching; interdependence; (2) steadiness (of market price) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持ち込み [もちこみ]
(n) bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on luggage [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持ち込む [もちこむ]
(v5m,vt) to lodge; to take something into ..; to bring in [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持ち主 [もちぬし]
(n) owner; proprietor [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持ち出し [もちだし]
(n) an item carried out; provide money (oneself) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持ち出す [もちだす]
(v5s) to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs [K] [D] [Jisho] - 保持 [ほじ]
(n,vs) retention; maintenance; preservation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 堅持 [けんじ]
(n,vs) holding on to; sticking to [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持ち前 [もちまえ]
(n) one's nature; characteristic [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持ち直す [もちなおす]
(v5s) to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持ち物 [もちもの]
(n) one's property; personal effects [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持ち味 [もちあじ]
(n) inherent flavor; distinctive characteristic [K] [D] [Jisho] - 力持ち [ちからもち]
(n) muscleman; strong man [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持って行く [もっていく]
(exp) to take; to carry (something) away [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持って来る [もってくる]
(vk) to bring [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持て成し [もてなし]
(n) entertainment; hospitality [K] [D] [Jisho] - 持堪える [もちこたえる]
(v1) to hold out [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.