I Love Kanji持つ (motsu)
持つ (もつ, motsu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to hold (in one's hand); to take”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- もつ
- Romaji
- motsu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in つ
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry · godan verb, transitive
- to possess; to have; to own · godan verb, transitive
- to maintain; to keep · godan verb, transitive
- to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive · godan verb, transitive
- to take charge of; to be in charge of · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 持つ
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in つ. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 持つ | もつ motsu |
| Polite (~masu) | 持ちます | もちます mochimasu |
| Negative | 持たない | もたない motanai |
| Polite negative | 持ちません | もちません mochimasen |
| Past | 持った | もった motta |
| Polite past | 持ちました | もちました mochimashita |
| Negative past | 持たなかった | もたなかった motanakatta |
| Te-form | 持って | もって motte |
| Potential | 持てる | もてる moteru |
| Passive | 持たれる | もたれる motareru |
| Causative | 持たせる | もたせる motaseru |
| Volitional | 持とう | もとう motou |
| Imperative | 持て | もて mote |
| Conditional (~ba) | 持てば | もてば moteba |
Kanji in 持つ
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 持つ.
気持ちきもちfeelingお金持ちかねもちrich person維持いじmaintenance持ち上げるもちあげるto elevate持参じさんbringing受け持つうけもつto take (be in) charge of支持しじsupport持続じぞくcontinuation所持しょじpossession受持ちうけもちcharge (of something)持ち切りもちきりhot topic
Source: JMdict entry 1315720 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.