Onyomi: ジ · Kunyomi: -も.ち, も.つ, も.てる · Meanings: have, hold
Kanji for have, hold
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The kanji 野 combines the “field” radical (里) with the “component for direction or open space,” symbolizing open fields and plains. In ancient times, it represented uncultivated land, wide spaces, or the countryside. 野 came to mean field, plain, or wilderness, capturing the sense of open nature and natural surroundings.
Open fields and land — 野 means field, plain, or countryside.
Imagine walking through wide open fields under the sky — that’s 野, the kanji for fields and the countryside.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 持 | じ | draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie | Noun |
| 持つ | もつ | to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry | common JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb |
| 持ち上げる | もちあげる | to elevate, to raise, to lift up | common JLPT-N3 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 持参 | じさん | bringing, taking, carrying | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 持ち | もち | having, holding, possessing, owning, using, holder, owner, user | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 齎す | もたらす | to bring (news, knowledge, etc.), to introduce | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 持て成す | もてなす | to treat (a guest), to receive, to entertain, to be hospitable to, to make welcome | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 持てる | もてる | to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.) | common JLPT-N1 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 持ちきり | もちきり | hot topic, talk of the town | JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 持ち主 | もちぬし | owner, proprietor, possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.) | common Noun |