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Strokes
持
hold, have
JLPTN3School grade3Strokes9Frequency#119
- Kun
- もつ · -もち · もてるmotsu · mochi · moterue.g.持つもつto hold
- On
- ジji
- Radical
- 手hand
- Parts
- 扌handform of 手寸inch土earth
Kun is the Japanese reading, used when the kanji stands alone with kana after it. On comes from Chinese and is mostly used in compound words.

