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3 words matching 'もつ' found
もつ is an exact match with one form of the following word:
持つ
BOOST
Reading : もつ   
1. to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
2. to possess; to have; to own
3. to maintain; to keep
4. to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
5. to take charge of; to be in charge of
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 178,045 which gives a rank of 77
持つ is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 4,000 (about 232,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 16 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 115
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 8 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
わたし
くるま
っていません

I don't have a car.
いもうと
しごと
仕事
っています

My sister has a job.
わたし
すこ
ほん
っています

I have a few books.
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もつ
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 8,000 (about 106,000,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 403 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 8 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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もつ is an exact match with the following word:
もつ
BOOST
noun
entrails; giblets; guts; internal organs  (see also: 臓物; food term; abbreviation)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 77,453 which gives a rank of 9,497
• Google Japan frequency rank: 8,000 (about 95,200,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1095
Example sentences:
ひと
もてばもつほど
しく
なる
The more one has, the more one wants.
あなたたくさん
かね
もっている
わたし
すこ
もっていない
You have a lot of money, and I have none.
かのじょ
彼女
はは
かた
あたま
もたせかけた
She rested her head on her mother's shoulder.
もつ is a reading of every form of the following word:
保つ
BOOST
Readings : たもつ    もつ   
保つ can be read in 2 ways: たもつ (70%), もつ (30%).
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to support; to sustain; to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 121,982 which gives a rank of 2,660
保つ is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 18,000 (about 36,600,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4499 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 4096
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 16 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
ケンその
しけん
試験
ごうかく
合格
して
めんぼく
面目
たも
った

Ken saved his face by passing the examination.
にほん
日本
べいこく
米国
ゆうこう
友好
かんけい
関係
たも
っている

Japan maintains friendly relations with the United States.
めいせい
名声
たも
こと
むずか
しい

It is hard to maintain one's reputation.
たもつ
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 82,000 (about 3,160,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 16 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ジ   も to hold, to have   
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hand
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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スン   inch
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ホ   たも to protect, safeguard   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ホウ   ボウ   amazed   あきれる to be amazed   ほうける    ほけ    ぼける to be befuddled or slow; to go senile   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
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