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N2N4Kanji

持

hold, maintain

Readings

On
ジ
Kun
も(つ)

Examples

持つ(もつ)、維持(いじ)、支持(しじ)、気持ち(きもち)

to hold, maintenance, support, feeling

Note

On-reading (ジ) is used in compounds; kun-reading (も(つ)) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation. This kanji forms verbs/adjectives with okurigana. Practice both the word form and compound forms.

Questions that use this word

N5 2 · N4 3 · N3 1 · N2 2

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N4N4 文法

    パスポートを持っ ___ なければなりません。

    Answer: て行か

  • N4N4 文法

    弁当を持っ ___ いきます。

    Answer: て

  • N4N4 文法

    荷物を持っ ___ いきましょうか?

    Answer: て

  • N5N5 語彙

    「たくさんの 場所を とる ようす」という 意味の ことばは どれですか?

    Answer: 大きい

  • N5N5 語彙

    「ねむって いる 間に 見る もの」という 意味の ことばは どれですか?

    Answer: 夢

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