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持もとう

motō

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Godan Verb (tsu)

Informal suggestion or intention ("let's…") of 持つ

1. Let's hold.; Let's keep.; Let's maintain.

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持 kanji, 9 strokes hold
と hiragana, 2 strokes
to
う hiragana, 2 strokes
u

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も hiragana, 3 strokes
mo
と hiragana, 2 strokes
to
う hiragana, 2 strokes
u

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