Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. having; holding; possessing; owning; using; holder; owner; user
2. wear; durability; life
also written as 保ち
3. charge; expense
Noun
Literary
4. draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
Kanji used
have
Pitch accent
Top 4300
Used in vocabulary (161 in total)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
expression; look; countenance; face
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
rich person
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to carry around; to carry on one's person
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to take away; to carry away
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to carry; to bring (to a place)
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
very rich person; the super rich
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
muscleman; strong man
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
holding two or more positions concurrently
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
hot topic; talk of the town
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
amount of time one has
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
to happen to have on hand or in stock
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
hot topic; talk of the town
one's (own) house
one's (own) house
man with wife and kids
rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
cards in one's hand; one's hand
to balance; to counterpoise; to remain unchanged; to share (e.g. the expense); to bear (part of)
feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up
umbrella carrier; servant who carried a long-handled umbrella for a noble
hot-tempered person
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to hold all the while; to talk about nothing but
moderately wealthy person
trademark gag; trademark routine
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
points (already) allotted to one; points (already) gained (in earlier rounds)
one's song repertoire; songs one can sing
person or organization (esp. yakuza) in charge of solving problems caused by subordinates; member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members)
stock holdings; one's shares
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
married man or woman; housekeeping
share (of expenses); equity (in company); holdings; interest (in company)
to hold an additional item in one's hand; to use an additional hand to hold
wooden carrying box
holding two or more positions concurrently
to hold or operate with one's hands; to handle; to find difficult to manage
private secretary; flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier
person with a family; family man
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
delivery person (of food)
owning a lot of clothes; person who owns a lot of clothes
hot-tempered person
private secretary; flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
to ruin oneself; to degrade oneself
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
for women; women's article
paying for oneself; (at) one's own expense
homeowner; head of a household
serving a master; employee
serving a master; employee
to carry about
person with a criminal record; violent criminal
one's specialty performance; one's repertoire
horses owned; horse owned
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
person with a criminal record; violent criminal
covered by the other party (usu. expenses)
samurai attached to a daimyo
lantern bearer; flatterer; booster; brown-noser
taking turns; in rotation
fire-holding qualities; length of time a fire burns
having one's own premises; Edo-period prostitute successful enough to have her own room in an establishment
intolerable; disgusting
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword); rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
at company's expense
entertaining guests
character one plays as (in a fighting game)
men's; for men
conveyance (of goods, materials, etc.); holding horizontally (e.g. a smartphone)
private secretary; flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
having leaves and branches loaded with snow; snow guard (to prevent snow from sliding off of a roof); snow stop
long position; overbought position
holding two or more positions concurrently
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
way of holding (a writing brush, chopsticks, etc.); manner of holding; holder; person who holds
joint ownership; sharing; going Dutch
vote-assignment; assigning votes (e.g. to UN member countries)
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
maintaining the quality of a flower; lasting quality of a cut flower
short position; oversold position
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
unity; even matching; interdependence; steadiness (of market price); holding; no change
rich person; wealthy person; housekeeping
Everything depends on how you look at it
returning of a package to depot after a failed delivery attempt
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
covered by the other party (usu. expenses)
forbidden to take out (e.g. of a book in a library)
Everything depends on how you look at it
moneyed man
having a card in one's hand that matches the bottom card of the draw pile
to have long in use
chaplet (metallurgy)
no way at all to deal with
having no way to deal with something
footwear carrier; servant who carried his master's footwear; professional jester
base for calculating a wrestler's tournament stipend
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
spear carrier (for the master of a samurai family)
Examples (1 in total)
They have twelve children.