Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 持


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Meaning

to have, hold, own

Pronunciation

JI
motsu

Explanation

Left: Hand , right: temple (... from earth and built with skillful hands )

Mnemonic

With a (guiding) hand, the temple gives you a hold.

Radicals

hand(Several characters are used for hand: ナ, , , ヨ)
Temple
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Vocabulary

持つ もつ to hold, to carry, to possess
持久 じきゅう endurance, persistence
お・金持ち おかねもち rich man
受け持つ うけもつ to take (be in) charge of
受持ち うけもち charge (of something), matter in one's charge
所持 しょじ possession, owning
持ち上げる もちあげる to raise, to lift up, to flatter
持ち切り もちきり hot topic, talk of the town
持参 じさん bringing, taking, carrying

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