持つ: to hold
持つ motsu
to hold; to have
JLPT N5Everyday actions
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
これらの宝物は、縄文時代の人が、美しいものを作る力を持っていたことを教えてくれます。
These treasures show us that the people of the Jōmon period had the skill to make beautiful things.
From the lesson 縄文の宝物
渡来人は、稲の種や道具、田んぼの作り方を日本に持って来たといわれています。
The immigrants are said to have brought rice seed, tools, and the way of making paddy fields to Japan.
From the lesson 稲作のはじまり
People who held a lot of rice gradually became stronger within the village.
From the lesson 高床倉庫と米の保存
そのため、朝鮮半島から鉄の材料を持ってきて、日本で道具の形に作りました。
So they brought iron material from the Korean Peninsula and shaped it into tools in Japan.
From the lesson 金属器の伝来
From the lesson 銅鐸