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Today’s second #kanji is #持. This also has a #寺 in it but this time, the main radical is #てへん(扌).
As the name てへん suggests, 扌 indicates association with a hand.
寺(てら) nowadays means a temple but apparently it originally meant “to work”, so “to work with hands” ⇒ “to grab” or “to hold” – kind of makes sense…
Meaning: to hold
持論(ジロン): one’s cherished opinion
支持(シジ): support, backing
所持(ショジ)する: to possess, to own
持つ(もつ): to have, to take, to hold, to own
持って行く(もっていく): to take (something) (to a place), to carry away
持って来る(もってくる): to bring (over)
持ち物(もちもの): one’s possession, one’s property, personal belongings
気持ち(キもち): the way a person feels, a feeling, a sentiment
金持ち(かねもち): a rich person
長持ち(ながもち)する: to last a long time, to keep long, to stand long use
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- てへん
- 寺
探
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抱
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招
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捕
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打
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抜
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投
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指
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