家持ち
Japanese edit
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家 | 持 |
いえ Grade: 2 |
も Grade: 3 |
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Compound of 家 (ie, “home, house, household”) + 持ち (mochi, “having, holding, owning”), the stem noun form of verb 持つ (motsu, “to have, to hold, to own, to possess”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Idioms edit
- 家持ちより金持ち (iemochi yori kanemochi): "having money instead of having a house" → money is a better asset than a house