分わかち持もつ

分かち持つ · godan verb (-tsu)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	分わかち持もつ	分わかち持もたない
Polite	分わかち持もちます	分わかち持もちません
Past polite	分わかち持もちました	分わかち持もちませんでした
Past	分わかち持もった	分わかち持もたなかった
Te-form	分わかち持もって	分わかち持もたないで
Desire	分わかち持もちたい	分わかち持もちたくない
Potential	分わかち持もてる	分わかち持もてない
Passive	分わかち持もたれる	分わかち持もたれない
Causative	分わかち持もたせる	分わかち持もたせない
Causative passive	分わかち持もたせられるalso 分わかち持もたされる	分わかち持もたせられないalso 分わかち持もたされない
Volitional	分わかち持もとう
Polite volitional	分わかち持もちましょう
Imperative	分わかち持もて	分わかち持もつな
Conditional	分わかち持もてば	分わかち持もたなければ
Tara conditional	分わかち持もったら	分わかち持もたなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb

share; have in common

Used for sharing something abstract like feelings, experiences, or values. Often appears in literary or formal contexts.

喜よろこびを分わかち持もつ友ゆう人じんがいる。
I have a friend with whom I share joy.
同おなじ価か値ち観かんを分わかち持もつ仲なか間まと出で会あえた。
I met companions who share the same values.

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
持hold, have
別separate, branch off, diverge

Related words

共きょう有ゆうする
More common and neutral for sharing concrete or abstract things. 分かち持つ has a slightly more literary or emotional nuance.
分わけ合あう
Implies physically dividing and sharing something among people. 分かち持つ is more about jointly possessing an abstract quality.

Built from

分わかつ+持もつ

Written forms

分わかち持もつUsage57%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
分わかちもつUsage33%
Kana spelling of the second element; common in informal writing.
わかち持もつUsage5%
Kana spelling of the first element; less common but readable.
わかちもつUsage5%
別わかち持もつ
Alternate kanji for 分かち; rarely used.

Etymology

Compound of 分かち (continuative form of 分かつ, 'to divide') and 持つ ('to hold'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys 'holding something divided among people', i.e., sharing.