Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 持ち合わせ(もちあわせ) in Japanese

持ち合わせ, 持ち合せ, 持合わせ, 持合せ
Kana Reading
もちあわせ
Romaji
mochiawase
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    things on hand; things in stock
    Example sentence
    不幸にも彼女は５ドルしか持ち合わせがなかった。 Unfortunately she only had five dollars with her.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    money on hand; money in one's wallet
    Example sentence
    彼はそのとき、お金の持ちあわせがなかった。 He had no money with him then.
  • Parts of speech
    nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    on hand; in stock
    Example sentence
    少しお金を貸してもらえませんか。ちょうど持ち合わせが足りないんです。 Could you lend me some money? I'm short of cash at the moment.

Examples of 持ち合わせ, 持ち合せ, 持合わせ, 持合せ, もちあわせ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

持 JLPT 4

9 strokes

hold, have

On'Yomi: ジ

Kun'Yomi: も.つ, -も.ち, も.てる

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合 JLPT 4

6 strokes

fit, suit, join, 0.1

On'Yomi: ゴウ, ガッ, カッ

Kun'Yomi: あ.う, -あ.う, あ.い, あい-, -あ.い, -あい, あ.わす, あ.わせる, -あ.わせる

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