Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb

    to let (someone) have the credit (for); to let (someone) hold the flowers

    Idiomatic expression

    彼に花を持たせてやった。
    I let him get the credit.

Also written 華を持たせる【はなをもたせる】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

flower

Kun
はな
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
578 of 2500
Radical
grass

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-4SKIP code
3k4.7The Kanji Dictionary
4421.4Four corner code
1956deroo
82b1Unicode hex code
1-18-54JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3909Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4980New Nelson (John Haig)
2211New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2740Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1405Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1894Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1009Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1084Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
551A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
481Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
328Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30734PMorohashi
9A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
255Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
255Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
43sakade
81Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
70henshall3
69Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
314Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
641Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1018Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hua1Pinyin reading
hwaKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hold, have

Kun
も.つ-も.ちも.てる
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
119 of 2500
Radical
hand

Built from

Used in names as

もちもつ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3c6.8The Kanji Dictionary
5404.1Four corner code
1348deroo
6301Unicode hex code
1-27-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1903Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2151New Nelson (John Haig)
374New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
447Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
275Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
333Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
660Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
712Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
184A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
801Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
50Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12019Morohashi
294A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
451Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
458Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
231sakade
178Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
310henshall3
328Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
94crowley
142Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
889Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
667Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chi2Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)