持
1. Meaning and Reading
- hold, have, possess
- Onyomi : じ
- Kunyomi : もつ
2. Kanji Explanation
- 寺 : temple
- 扌 : hand
From the image of carrying offerings by hand (扌) to a temple (寺), it came to mean ‘to hold’ or ‘to possess’.
3. Example Words
持つ
もつ
to hold, to have
手にカードを持っている。
I am holding a card in my hand.
持続
じぞく
persistence
持続的な努力が必要だ。
Continuous effort is necessary.