持ち

Japanese

Kanji in this term
持
も Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 持(も)つ (motsu).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) もち [mòchíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
IPA^(key): [mo̞t͡ɕi]

Noun

持(も)ち • (mochi)

holding, possession
wear, durability

Derived terms

Verb

持(も)ち • (mochi)

continuative of 持つ

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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