Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'tsu' ending

    to side with (someone); to support (someone)

    何よ!またその子の肩を持つ気!?
    What! You going to take her side again!?

Also written 肩をもつ【かたをもつ】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

shoulder

Kun
かた
On
ケン
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1215 of 2500
Radical
meat
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-1-7SKIP code
4m4.1The Kanji Dictionary
3022.7Four corner code
3046deroo
80a9Unicode hex code
1-24-10JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1820Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4776New Nelson (John Haig)
1947New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2446Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1238Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1703Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1077Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1158Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1041A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1215Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29299XMorohashi
1212A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1264Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1337Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
841Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1190Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1084Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1014Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1086Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian1Pinyin reading
gyeonKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani level
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
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

もちもつ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
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)
9WaniKani level