もつ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

もつ • (motsu) 

  1. short for 臓物 (zōmotsu), offal
    もつ鍋(なべ) ― motsu nabe ― tripe stew

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of もつ – see the following entry.
【持つ】
[verb] to hold, to carry something
[verb] to have, to possess
[verb] to hold up, to maintain
Alternative spelling
有つ
(This term, もつ (motsu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as もつ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as もつ.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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