持ち合わせる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
持	合
も Grade: 3	あ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

持(も)ち (mochi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 持(も)つ (motsu, “to hold”)) + 合(あ)わせる (awaseru, “to put together”)

Pronunciation

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Verb

持(も)ち合(あ)わせる • (mochiawaseru) transitive ichidan (stem 持(も)ち合(あ)わせ (mochiawase), past 持(も)ち合(あ)わせた (mochiawaseta))

have, possess
happen to possess, have (something) handy

Derived terms

持(も)ち合(あ)わせ (mochiawase, “goods in stock; having immediate access”)

References

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