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Charge Buddhist Temple Support Hold Possession Possess Stone

Kanji
Onyomi
Kunyomi も.つ、-も.ち、も.てる
Nanori もち, もつ
English hold, have
Examples 維持(いじ): maintenance; preservation; improvement
支持(しじ): (1) support; holding up; propping (2) support; backing; endorsing
気持ち(きもち): feeling; sensation; mood
持ち(もち): (1) hold; charge; keep possession; in charge (2) wear; durability; life; draw (3) usage
持つ(もつ): (1) to hold; to carry (2) to possess
持続(じぞく): continuation
金持ち(かねもち): rich person
持参(じさん): bringing; taking; carrying
所持(しょじ): possession; owning
受け持ち(うけもち): charge (of something); matter in one's charge
受け持つ(うけもつ): to take (be in) charge of
持てる(もてる): (1) to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.) (2) to be well liked; to be popular; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed (3) to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.); to last (4) possessed (5) possessing riches; having wealth
持て成す(もてなす): to entertain; to make welcome
持ち上げる(もちあげる): (1) to elevate; to raise; to lift up (2) to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
持ち切り(もちきり): hot topic; talk of the town
JLPT Level 4
Jouyou Grade 3
Frequency 119
Components 手: hand
寺: Buddhist temple
Number of Strokes 9
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 64
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading て・てへん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword hold
Koohii Story 1 At the BUDDHIST TEMPLE you´ll see wonderous things, such as the priest that can HOLD himself upside down with just a FINGER.
Koohii Story 2 In Kyaiktiyo, there is rocking stone which sits on the edge of a cliff, and there is a Buddhist temple built on the top of it. You can rock the stone by pushing it with your finger, but it still holds in place. It´s true, see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyaiktiyo.
RTK Index 660

Tags: jlpt.n4, grade3, kanjifreq1-250

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