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持

Level I of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 88 / 2,608

Hold

On’yomi
じ
Kun’yomi
も
Radical
手 Hand (Kangxi 64)

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 現 (Present Time), less common than 化 (Change).

On a packed bus, a child locks a coin inside her fist.

In words

持つ もつ to holdN5
持ち もち 1. hold;charge;keep possession;in charge; 2. wear;durability;life;draw; 3. usage (suff)N1
持てる もてる to be well liked;to be popularN1

持 is rank 88 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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