KanjiDB
Radical Index : : 持

もち,
, も.つ, -も.ち, も.てる, もつ
hold, have
This kanji has 9 strokes: 4 strokes in the "hand" radical () and 5 other strokes
Sample Compounds (200):
1.

てもち

holdings, goods on hand
2.

おもてなし

hospitality, entertainment, service
3.
える
もちこたえる

to hold out (e.g. against pressure), to withstand, to endure
4.

かねもち

rich man
5.

もちなおす

to recover, to rally, to improve, to pick up
6.

もちかえり

takeout (i.e. food)
7.
える
もちこたえる

to hold out (e.g. against pressure), to withstand, to endure
8.

じびょう

chronic disease
9.

しじ

support, maintenance
10.

もちかえる

to carry back or home, to take out (e.g. food)
11.

じきゅう

endurance, persistence
12.

うけもち

charge (of something), matter in one''s charge
13.

けんじ

holding on to, sticking to
14.

うけもつ

to take (be in) charge of
15.

もちまえ

one''s nature, characteristic
16.
って
もっていく

to take, to carry (something) away
17.

いじ

maintenance, preservation, improvement
18.

もちなおす

to recover, to rally, to improve, to pick up
19.

ほじ

retention, maintenance, preservation
20.

もちあい

unity, even matching, interdependence, steadiness (of market price)
21.

じさん

bringing, taking, carrying
22.

しょじ

possession, owning
23.
って
もってくる

to bring
24.

じろん

one''s cherished opinion, pet theory
25.

もつ

to hold, to carry, to possess
26.

もちもの

one''s property, personal effects
27.

きもち

feeling, sensation, mood
28.

もちこす

to carry over, to carry forward, to keep (for later), to defer
29.

もちいえ

one''s (own) house
30.
てる
もてる

to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.), to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed, possessing riches, having wealth, to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last
31.

もちこみ

bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink), carry-on (e.g. luggage)
32.

おももち

expression, look, countenance, face
33.

もちこむ

to lodge, to take something into ..., to bring in
34.

もちまわり

rotation, by turns
35.

じぞく

continuation
36.

ちからもち

muscleman, strong man
37.

もてなし

entertainment, hospitality
38.

もち

hold, charge, keep possession, in charge, wear, durability, life, draw, usage
39.

もちぬし

owner, proprietor
40.

もてなす

to entertain, to make welcome
41.

もちあじ

inherent flavor, inherent flavour, distinctive characteristic
42.

もちだし

an item carried out, provide money (oneself)
43.
っていく
もっていく

to take, to carry (something) away
44.

もちだす

to take out, to carry out, to bring out from where it belongs, to mention something, to broach a topic
45.

もちかぶ

stock holdings, one''s shares
46.

じぞくてき

continuous, dynamic (as opposed to static)
47.

ながもち

long-lasting, long-wearing, wears well
48.

みをもちくずす

to ruin oneself
49.

こわもて

deferential treatment (out of fear)
50.

きんじ

pride, dignity, self-respect
51.

もちかぶがいしゃ

holding company
52.

もちこし

work, items, etc. carried over from earlier, hangover, what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
53.

かけもち

holding two or more positions concurrently
54.

あわせもつ

to own (something) as well
55.
ちが
もちがいい

wear well, keep long, last long
56.
ってくる
もってくる

to bring
57.

じぞくりょく

durability
58.

ちょうちんもち

lantern bearer
59.

こもち

parenthood, parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother), (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
60.
げる
もちあげる

to raise, to lift up, to flatter
61.

みもち

conduct, behavior, behaviour, pregnant
62.

こわもて

deferential treatment (out of fear)
63.

すねにきずもつ

to have a guilty conscience
64.

もちいえ

one''s (own) house
65.

てもちげんきん

ready cash, cash on hand
66.

かばんもち

private secretary, flunky
67.

へいわいじ

peacekeeping
68.
ちが
もちがよい

wear well, keep long, last long
69.
ってけ
もってけ

Take it!, Take that!
70.
える
もちかえる

to change way one holds something (esp. transferring it from one hand to the other)
71.
この
このさきのこころもち

feelings from this point on
72.

かたなもち

swordbearer
73.

こもちかんらん

Brussels sprouts
74.

もちば

job, station, position, post, route
75.

しんしょうもち

good housekeeper
76.

もちよる

to gather (bringing something), to gather (to exchange something)
77.

じかい

strictly adhering to Buddhist precepts
78.

てもちひん

goods in stock or on hand or in one''s possession
79.

かばんもち

private secretary, flunky
80.

へいわいじかつどう

peace-keeping operation
81.
ちきり
もちきり

hot topic, talk of the town
82.
ってこい
もってこい

just right, ideal, perfectly suitable, fetch!, bring me ...
83.
ささげ
ささげもつ

to hold something reverently with both hands
84.
てなし
あついもてなし

cordial reception
85.

こもちこんぶ

kelp with herring roe (sushi type)
86.

もちきり

hot topic, talk of the town
87.

せかいきろくほじしゃ

world record holder
88.

かるいきもち

casual, doing something without taking it too seriously
89.

てもちぶさた

being bored or at loose ends
90.

かぶのもちあい

crossholding
91.

へいわいじぐん

peace-keeping force
92.
ちこたえる
もちこたえる

to hold out (e.g. against pressure), to withstand, to endure
93.
ってゆく
もっていく

to take, to carry (something) away
94.
そこへってきて
そこへもってきて

what is worse, to make matters worse
95.

ないかくしじりつ

cabinet support rate
96.

もちきる

to hold all the while, to talk about nothing but
97.

せいめいいじそうち

life-support system
98.

けんこういじ

health maintenance, health preservation
99.

かぶかいじそうさ

price-keeping operation, PKO
100.

へいわいじぶたい

peacekeeping force
101.
ちつたれつ
もちつもたれつ

give-and-take
102.
ってゆく
もってゆく

to take, to carry (something) away
103.

もちもの

one''s property, personal effects
104.
てがい
あてがいぶち

discretionary allowance
105.

ねんじぶつ

Buddhist image used as jewellery or to decorate one''s home
106.

しじきばん

one''s support (power) base, the base of one''s support in an electorate
107.

もちぶね

one''s own ship
108.

いしもち

white croaker, blue drum (Pennahia argentata)
109.

もちきゅうきん

base for calculating sumo wrestler''s tournament stipend
110.

じきゅうせん

protracted war, war of attrition
111.

かぶしきもちあい

cross shareholdings
112.

かたもち

cantilever
113.
ちのいい
もちのいい

long lasting
114.
って
もってまわる

to carry around
115.

もちぶん

share (of expenses), equity (in company), holdings, interest (in company)
116.
になる
くらいきもちになる

to feel gloomy
117.

はじ

grasp, hold, grip
118.

しじこう

bearing pile
119.
って
せきにんをもって

responsibly, properly, correctly
120.

けんにんじきゅう

dogged perseverance, untiring patience
121.

もちさる

to take away, to carry away
122.

じきゅうそう

marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
123.

うけもち

charge (of something), matter in one''s charge
124.
てない
まがもてない

not knowing what to do with the time one has on one''s hand
125.

かたもちばり

cantilever
126.
ちのよい
もちのよい

long lasting
127.

もちぶんほうてきようかいしゃ

affiliated company accounted for by the equity-method
128.

いけんをもつ

to hold an opinion
129.

せりもち

arch
130.

しじしゃ

supporter (e.g. of the arts)
131.
ける
もちつづける

to persist in
132.
ってたす
せきにんをもってはたす

to take the responsibility (for an action), to carry out in a responsible manner
133.

いやなきもち

unpleasant feeling
134.

もちがね

money possessed
135.

じきゅうりょく

stamina, tenacity
136.

じゅうじ

chief priest of temple
137.

まをもつ

to have a controlling presence, to have a certain aura
138.

かたもちばり

cantilever
139.
ちの
もちのいい

long lasting
140.
って
もってゆく

to take, to carry (something) away
141.

もちあじ

inherent flavor, inherent flavour, distinctive characteristic
142.

ひようをもつ

to bear the expenses
143.

しじそう

base support (e.g. for a party in an election), substrate, load bearing layer, supporting layer
144.
える
もちかえる

to change way one holds something (esp. transferring it from one hand to the other)
145.

せきにんをもつ

to be responsible for, to bear the responsibility of
146.

かたをもつ

to side with, to support
147.

もちごま

a captured piece than can be reused (shogi), a person or object held in reserve, available means
148.

じご

Go game resulting in tie or draw
149.

じゅうほうとうけんるいしょじとうとりしまりほう

Swords and Firearms Control Law
150.

まるもち

moneyed man
151.

べんとうじさん

bringing one''s own lunch
152.
ちの
もちのよい

long lasting
153.
ってまれた
もってうまれた

natural (ability)
154.

じみょういんとう

imperial lineage from Emperor Gofukakusa to Emperor Gokomatsu
155.

いじひ

maintenance costs
156.

ひじょうもちだしぶくろ

emergency bag, survival kit
157.

しじだんたい

support group
158.

せんたんしじりょく

end bearing capacity
159.

げんじょういじ

maintenance of the status quo
160.

もちふるす

to have long in use
161.

もちこみ

bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink), carry-on (e.g. luggage)
162.

でまえもち

boy who delivers cooked food
163.

きないもちこみ

(of luggage, etc.) able to be taken into the cabin of the aircraft, carry-on
164.
ちもげもならない
もちもさげもならない

no way at all to deal with
165.
って
もってこい

just right, ideal, perfectly suitable, fetch!, bring me ...
166.

じやく

one''s usual medicine
167.

かくしもつ

to carry (something) under cover
168.
ちならない
はなもちならない

stink, intolerable
169.

しじりつ

approval rating
170.

もちてん

points (already) allotted to one, points (already) gained (in earlier rounds)
171.

やりもち

spear carrier
172.

こじ

insistence (positive nuance), persistence, strong-willed
173.
たす
きをもたす

to encourage someone to expect something, to raise someone''s hopes
174.

ほじしゃ

holder (of a record)
175.
ちもげもならぬ
もちもさげもならぬ

having no way to deal with something
176.

いやなきもち

unpleasant feeling
177.
ちならぬ
はなもちならぬ

intolerable, disgusting
178.

しじりょうほう

supportive care, supportive therapy
179.

もちにげ

to make off with (something), to abscond, stolen, absconded (with)
180.

あいもち

joint ownership, sharing, going Dutch
181.

ごじ

defend and maintain, support, protection
182.

もちあう

to balance, to counterpoise, to remain unchanged, to share (e.g. the expense), to bear (part of)
183.

じさんきん

dowry
184.

しょじきん

money in one''s possession
185.
たせる
きをもたせる

to encourage someone to expect something, to raise someone''s hopes
186.

ほうじ

bearing, presenting, holding up (emperor''s picture)
187.

もちはこぶ

to carry, to bring (to a place)
188.

ちあんいじほう

Maintenance of Public Order Act
189.

えんのしたのちからもち

unsung hero, person who does a thankless task
190.

ひんしつほじきげん

freshness assured through this date
191.

しじりょく

bearing capacity
192.

もちぐされ

unused possession
193.

たいこもち

professional jester, professional entertainer, comedian, buffoon, flatterer, sycophant
194.
てなし
あついもてなし

cordial reception
195.
せる
もちあわせる

to happen to have on hand or in stock
196.

じさんにん

bearer
197.

しょじしゃ

possessor
198.

きもち

feeling, sensation, mood
199.

たからのもちぐされ

pearls thrown before swine
200.

もちこし

work, items, etc. carried over from earlier, hangover, what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)

Kuten Code: 2793
EUC Code: bbfd
Shift-JIS Code: 8efb
JIS Code: 3b7d
Unicode: 6301
Radical Index: 64
Frequency Rank: 119
Jouyou Grade: 3
DeRoo Code: 1348
Four Corner code: 5404.1
"New Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 374
"Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 1903
"New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 2151
"Japanese For Busy People" Index: 2.15
"The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power" Index: 94
"Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide" Index: 889
"A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd Edition" Index: 310
"Kanji in Context" Index: 142
"Kanji Learners Dictionary" Index: 275
"Essential Kanji" Index: 50
"A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese" Index: 231
"Tuttle Kanji Cards" Index: 328
"The Kanji Dictionary" Index Code: 3c6.8
"Kanji & Kana 2nd Edition" Index: 451
Morohashi Index: 12019
Morohashi Volume.Page: 5.211
Gakken Index: 294
"Remembering The Kanji" Index: 184
"Japanese Names" Index: 660
Korean Reading: ji
Pinyin: chi2

Radical Index : : 持

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