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持つ 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)
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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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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   
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