Translation guide
How to express the idea of taking something along with you, bringing it, or carrying it on your person in Japanese.
To take an object with you when going somewhere, carrying it by hand or in a bag.
The most common and natural way to say 'take something with one'. Used for physically carrying an object to another place.
I'll take an umbrella with me.
Don't forget to take your lunch with you.
Means 'bring' (toward the speaker). Use when the action is toward the speaker's current or future location.
Please bring the documents with you tomorrow.
Formal or written term for 'carry on one's person', often used for small items like phones, passports, or weapons.
Please carry your passport with you at all times.
To have something with you right now, in your pocket, bag, or hand.
To take a person with you to a place.
持っていく (take) is used when moving away from the speaker's current location. 持ってくる (bring) is used when moving toward the speaker's location. The choice depends on the speaker's viewpoint.
(At home) I'll take an umbrella with me.
(At the office) Please bring an umbrella with you.
持つ (もつ) simply means 'to hold' or 'to have'. To express 'take with one', you must use 持っていく or 持っている depending on the context. Saying 傘を持つ only means 'hold an umbrella', not 'take an umbrella with you'.
お守りを身につけている。
I carry a lucky charm with me.