持ち

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

(れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (motsu).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

() • (mochi

  1. holding, possession
  2. wear, durability

Derived terms

Verb

() • (mochi

  1. stem or continuative form of 持つ (motsu) [godan]

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN