“Have” or “Hold” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “持”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “持” means “Keep”, “Support” or “Support” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “持”
Jouyou Kanji “持” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 9 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | じ(ji) |
| ち(chi) | |
| Kun-Yomi | も(つ)(mo(tsu)) |
| Meanings | Have, Hold |
| Keep, Protect, Support |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “持”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 持久(じきゅう-ji kyu u) | Endurance, Persistence |
| 持久力(じきゅうりょく-ji kyu u ryo ku) | Capacity for endurance, Staying power, Stamina, Tenacity |
| 持参(じさん-ji sa n) | Bring (something), Taking, Carrying |
| 持参金(じさんきん-ji sa n ki n) | Dowry, Dower, Marriage portion |
| 持説(じせつ-ji se tsu) | One’s cherished opinion |
| 持続(じぞく-ji zo ku) | Lasting, Continuation, Persisting, Sustaining, Enduring |
| 持病(じびょう-ji byo u) | Chronic disease, Chronic illness, Old complaint |
| 持仏(じぶつ-ji bu tsu) | One’s own Buddha statue |
| 持薬(じやく-ji ya ku) | Medicine which one uses regularly, One’s habitual medicine |
| 持論(じろん-ji ro n) | One’s cherished opinion, One’s pet theory |
| 持ち味(もちあじ-mo chi a ji) | ① Natural taste of food itself, ② Characteristic or feature of a thing or a person |
| 持ち家(もちいえ-mo chi i e) | One’s own house |
| 持ち株(もちかぶ-mo chi ka bu) | One’s stock holdings, One’s shares |
| 持ち切り(もちきり-mo chi ki ri) | ① Be dominated by the subject, Everyone is talking about a particular topic, ② Keep holding until the end, ③ Have everything |
| 持ち腐れ(もちくされ-mo chi ku sa re) | Useless possession |
| 持ち堪える(もちこたえる-mo chi ko ta e ru) | To hold out (e.g. against an attack), To hang on, To withstand, To endure, To last |
| 持ち駒(もちごま-mo chi go ma) | ① Captured piece that can be reused (Shogi game), ② Person or object held in reserve, Available means |
| 持ち直す(もちなおす-mo chi na o su) | ① Rebound, Recover, Revive, ② To carry in a different way, To change one’s grip (on), To shift (a bag, etc) from one hand to the other |
| 持ち逃げ(もちにげ-mo chi ni ge) | Making off with (something), Run away with, Abscond with |
| 持ち場(もちば-mo chi ba) | ① One’s post, One’s position, One’s station, One’s place of duty, ② One’s round, One’s beat, One’s route |
| 持ち前(もちまえ-mo chi ma e) | Natural, Inborn, Innate, Inherent, Characteristic |
| 持ち回り(もちまわる-mo chi ma wa ru) | Rotation (of a post, role etc), Taking turns |
| 維持(いじ-i ji) | Upkeep, Maintain, Preserve, Sustain, Uphold |
| 加持(かじ-ka ji) | Incantation, Faith healing, Prayer (to get rid of misfortune, disease etc) |
| 堅持(けんじ-ke n ji) | Firm holding, Maintain firmly, Hold fast |
| 護持(ごじ-go ji) | Defend and maintain, Support, Protection |
| 支持(しじ-shi ji) | ① Support, Backing, Endorsement, Approval, ② Propping up, Holding up, Support |
| 住持(じゅうじ-ju u ji) | Chief priest of temple |
| 所持(しょじ-sho ji) | Possession, Carrying (with) |
| 扶持(ふち-fu chi) | Salary (paid in rice to a samurai), Stipend |
| 保持(ほじ-ho ji) | Retention, Maintenance, Preservation |
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