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Meaning of 持ちつ持たれつ(もちつもたれつ) in Japanese

持ちつ持たれつ
Kana Reading
もちつもたれつ
Romaji
mochitsumotaretsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    give-and-take
    Example sentence
    俺たちはお互いに見てて、持ちつ持たれつですよ。 We'll watch each other and help each other out.

Examples of 持ちつ持たれつ, もちつもたれつ 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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