Kanji: 持 have; hold

JLPT N4 | 9 Strokes

持

On: じ
Kun: も.つ

Meaning: hold; have

Kanji Parts:

扌 hand [radical form of 手]
寺 temple [土 (land) + 寸 (a small measurement)]

Etymology:

Hold my hand 扌 and we’ll go to a temple 寺.

Stroke Order:

Examples:

気持(きも)ち feeling; sensation; mood
金持(かねも)ち rich person
持(も)ち主(ぬし) owner; proprietor

拾(ひろ)ったさいふの持(も)ち主(ぬし)は、お金持(かねも)ちだった。

The owner of the wallet (I) found was rich.

拾った picked up; found
さいふ wallet
の of [limits the "owner" to the wallet: the owner of the wallet]
持ち主 owner (of the wallet)
お金持ち rich person
だった was

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