| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 持つ | もつ | to hold, to own |
| 持ち主 | もちぬし | the owner, the possessor, the proprietor |
| 力持ち | ちからもち | a powerful person, a person with great strength |
| 持参 | じさん | bringing, taking, carrying |
| 持ち上げる | もちあげる | to raise, to lift up, to flatter |
| 持って来 | もってくる | bring (thing) |
| 気持ち | きもち | a feeling |
| 持ち物 | もちもの | one's property |
| 持続する | じぞくする | to continue |
| 維持 | いじ | maintenance, preservation |
| 持ち運ぶ | もちはこぶ | to bring, to carry |
| お・金持ち | かねもち/おかねもち | rich man |
| 金持ち | かねもち | rich man |
| 享持 | きょうじ | securing rights and profits |
| 併せ持つ | あわせもつ | to own (something) as well |
| 保持 | ほじ | retention, maintenance, preservation |
| 堅持 | けんじ | holding on to, sticking to |
| 子持昆布 | こもちこんぶ | kelp with herring roe (sushi type) |
| 扶持 | ふち | ration, stipend, allowance |
| 把持 | はじ | grasp, hold, grip |
| 持ち | もち | hold; wear; usage |
| 持ち味 | もちあじ | inherent flavor, inherent flavour, distinctive characteristic |
| 持ち株 | もちかぶ | stock holdings, one's shares |
| 持ち腐れ | もちぐされ | unused possession |
| 持ち越す | もちこす | to carry over, to carry forward, to keep (for later), to defer |
| 持ち込む | もちこむ | to lodge, to take something into ..., to bring in |
| 持久 | じきゅう | endurance, persistence |
| 持碁 | じご | Go game resulting in tie or draw |
| 持続 | じぞく | continuation |
| 支持 | しじ | support, maintenance |
| 維持費 | いじひ | maintenance costs |