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持 = 寺 + 扌
持 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hold”. It is built from 寺 (buddhist temple) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 712.
- Keyword
- hold
- RTK frame
- 712
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ジ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- も.つ, -も.ち, も.てる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- держать
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 持 sustain
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 持 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “buddhist temple” + “finger”. 持 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 持 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.