Japanese Word Entry

持ち
Kana:もち
Romaji:mochi
Definitions:
  1. having, holding, possessing, owning, using, holder, owner, user

  2. wear, durability, life

  3. charge, expense

  4. draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie


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Chinese characters used in this word

hold, have, sustain, support, grasp
Readings
Mandarin: ㄔˊ (chí)
Cantonese: ci4
Japanese: ジ (ji)、 チ (chi) / も.つ (motsu)、 -も.ち (-mochi)、 も.てる (moteru)、 もち (mochi)
Korean: 지 (ji)
Vietnamese: trì