• 持もつ — to hold
• 所しょ持じ — possession
• 支し持じ — support
• 持じ参さん — bringing something with
• 持じ続ぞく — continuation, maintenance
• 長ちょう持じ — long-lasting

持 combines the radical 扌 (hand) with 寺 (temple), suggesting the image of holding or carrying something important or sacred with the hands — and by extension, to keep, have, or maintain.

このカバンを持もちます。
I’ll carry this bag.

長なが持もちする電でん池ちです。
These are long-lasting batteries.

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