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所帯を持つ (しょたいをもつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

所しょ帯たいを持もつ

しょ

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い

を

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つ

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-tsu)

keep a house; run a household

Used when someone sets up and manages their own home, often implying independence from parents or starting a family.

彼かれは結けっ婚こんして所しょ帯たいを持もつことにした。
He decided to get married and set up a household.
若わかいうちに所しょ帯たいを持もつのは大たい

変へん

だ

。

It's tough to run a household when you're young.

Kanji

所place, extent
帯sash, belt, obi
持hold, have

Similar words

世せ帯たい
世帯 is a noun meaning 'household' as a unit, while 所帯を持つ is the verb phrase for establishing and managing a household.
独どく立りつする
独立する means 'to become independent' in a broader sense, whereas 所帯を持つ specifically refers to setting up a domestic household.

Etymology

所帯 (しょたい) means 'household' or 'home', and 持つ (もつ) means 'to hold' or 'to have'. The phrase literally means 'to hold a household', i.e., to establish and maintain one's own home.