hold

(handleft) + (temple) Same-ON
★★★★★
10 strokes

Onyomi

JI

Mnemonic

Hold on to the temple with your hand and keep thinking of JESUS. This will keep Satan from pulling you away into a life of drugs and book-learnin'

Kunyomi

も*つ to hold, but also to own, and often, to bring. As in 'Buy some nachos and bring them to the party.'
★★★★★

Jukugo

金持ち(かねもち)

rich person ★★★★★
(gold) + (hold) = 金持ち (rich person)

rich person AKA your mom's bail bondsman.

気持ち(きもち)

feels good! ★★★★★
(mood) + (hold) = 気持ち (feels good!)

oh HELLS yeah. It feels good.(although this isn't dirty by itself, it is the #1 actual word yelled in pornos.)

維持(いじ) する

maintain or sustain ★☆☆☆☆
(upkeep) + (hold) = 維持 (maintain or sustain)

to maintain or sustain something

(the quality of our products, our 10% lead in the polls, maintaining the giant robot takes 3 hours a day)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
hold HANDS
wait GO
bargain / obtain SUN

You hold something in your HANDS,

but you GO to the temple and wait for God.

SUNlight is a bargain which you can easily obtain, because it's free.

Synonyms

own
持ってる    所有する   
to be in charge of, to have responsibility for
担当    受け持つ