持 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- ジじ · ji
- Kun
- も(つ)mo(tsu)
- Meaning
- to hold, have
Stroke order
Origin
扌 (hand) + 寺 (phonetic marker for 'ji') — to hold something firmly in the hand: to hold.
Readings and examples
| Onジじji | 持参じさん持続じぞく支持しじ |
|---|---|
| Kunもつmotsu | 持つもつ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 気持ちきもち
feeling, mood
- 持参じさん
bringing along
- 持ち主もちぬし
- 維持いじ
- 持ち駒もちごま
- 捧持ほうじ
- 持ち上げるもちあげる
- 矜持きょうじ
Example
かばんを 手に 持つ。
I hold the bag in my hand.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)