持もち
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. having; holding; possessing; owning; using; holder; owner; user
2. wear; durability; life
occ. written 保ち
3. shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
Noun
Literary
4. draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
Kanji used
have
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (176 in total)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
expression; look; countenance; face
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
rich person; wealthy person
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
rich person; wealthy person
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to take away; to carry away
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to carry; to bring (to a place)
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
very rich person; the super rich
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
muscleman; strong man
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
feeling good; feeling nice; feeling pleasant
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
holding two or more positions concurrently
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
hot topic; talk of the town
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
keeping well (of food); keeping for a long time
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
time assigned to one; (one's) allotted time; time limit; teaching load (in hours)
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
takeout (food); take-out; takeaway; carry-out; to-go
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
hot topic; talk of the town
one's (own) house
one's (own) house
rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
man with wife and kids
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
cards in one's hand; one's hand
feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up; stomach condition
hot-tempered person
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
umbrella carrier; servant who carried a long-handled umbrella for a noble
moderately wealthy person
to hold all the while; to talk about nothing but
trademark gag; trademark routine
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to balance; to counterpoise; to remain unchanged; to share (e.g. the expense); to bear (part of)
toleration of an odour
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
points (already) allotted to one; points (already) gained (in earlier rounds)
one's song repertoire; songs one can sing
stock holdings; one's shares
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
married man or woman; housekeeping
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
share (of expenses); equity (in company); holdings; interest (in company)
wooden carrying box
to hold an additional item in one's hand; to use an additional hand to hold
to hold or operate with one's hands; to handle; to find difficult to manage
holding two or more positions concurrently
private secretary; flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
hot-tempered person
private secretary; flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier
covering the costs oneself; paying (the full amount) oneself
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.); to carry forward; to put off; to postpone; to defer
delivery person (of food)
person with a family; family man
owning a lot of clothes; person who owns a lot of clothes
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
person with a criminal record; violent criminal
to carry about
to ruin oneself; to degrade oneself
paying for oneself; (at) one's own expense
homeowner; head of a household
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
for women; women's article
serving a master; employee
serving a master; employee
person with a criminal record; violent criminal
horses owned; horse owned
one's specialty performance; one's repertoire
lantern bearer; flatterer; booster; brown-noser
(expenses) being covered by the other party
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
samurai attached to a daimyo
taking turns; in rotation
burning duration (e.g. of charcoal); capability of burning for a long time; fire-holding qualities
having one's own premises; Edo-period prostitute successful enough to have her own room in a brothel
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
entertaining guests
sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword); rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
at company's expense
conveyance (of goods, materials, etc.); holding horizontally (e.g. a smartphone)
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
character one plays as (in a fighting game)
men's; for men
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
private secretary; flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
way of holding (a writing brush, chopsticks, etc.); manner of holding; holder; person who holds
having leaves and branches loaded with snow; snow guard (to prevent snow from sliding off of a roof); snow stop
long position; overbought position
holding two or more positions concurrently
joint ownership; sharing; going Dutch
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
lantern bearer; flatterer; booster; brown-noser
vote-assignment; assigning votes (e.g. to UN member countries)
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
maintaining the quality of a flower; lasting quality of a cut flower
short position; oversold position
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
unity; even matching; interdependence; steadiness (of market price); holding; no change
rich person; wealthy person; housekeeping
Everything depends on how you look at it
returning of a package to depot after a failed delivery attempt
moneyed man
rich person; wealthy person
rich person; wealthy person
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
person or organization (esp. yakuza) in charge of solving problems caused by subordinates; member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members)
(expenses) being covered by the other party
forbidden to take out (e.g. of a book in a library)
Everything depends on how you look at it
disabled person; (lit.) certificate holder
having a card in one's hand that matches the bottom card of the draw pile
to have long in use
chaplet (metallurgy)
no way at all to deal with
having no way to deal with something
footwear carrier; servant who carried his master's footwear; professional jester
base for calculating a wrestler's tournament stipend
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
spear carrier (for the master of a samurai family)
Examples (1 in total)
They have twelve children.