手て持もち

て

も

ち

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

Describes something one currently has, holds, or possesses at the moment, whether physically carried or available in inventory.

金きん

が

足た

り

ない

。

I don't have enough cash on hand.

この店みせには手て持もちの在ざい庫こがほとんどない。

This store has almost no stock on hand.

2

noun-modifying (irregular)

handheld; portable

Used prenominally to describe devices or items designed to be held and operated in the hand.

〈物もの〉の手て持もちがあるto have X on hand
現げん金きんの手て持もちがある。
I have cash on hand.
手て持もちの〈物もの〉the X one currently has on hand
手て持もちの資し料りょうを見みせてください。
Please show me the materials you have on hand.
手て持もちで〈動どう詞し〉to do something in a handheld manner
このシーンは手て持もちで撮さつ影えいされた。
This scene was filmed handheld.
手て持もちがないto have none on hand (be out of stock or cash)
今いまは手て持もちがない。
I don't have any on hand right now.

携けい帯たいN3
携帯 emphasizes carrying something on one's person or its portability, while 手持ち focuses on what one currently has or holds at the moment.
所しょ持じN1sense 1
所持 is a more formal word for possessing or carrying something (often used in legal or official contexts), while 手持ち is a plainer, everyday term for what one has on hand.
保ほ有ゆう sense 1
保有 is a formal term for holding or retaining assets, rights, or resources over time, whereas 手持ち refers to what is immediately available or in stock right now.
持もち合あわせ
手持ち stresses items or cash one is physically carrying or holding, while 持ち合わせ stresses what one happens to have available at the moment, especially cash.
あり合あわせN1
手持ち focuses on what one currently possesses or is carrying, while あり合わせ emphasizes using whatever happens to be available without special preparation.

据すえ置おきN1sense 2
据え置き describes something fixed or stationary in one place, the opposite of 手持ち, which describes something designed to be held and carried in the hand.

手て持もちUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and everyday use.
手て持もちUsage5%
Less common variant without okurigana; seen in some compounds or older texts.

Compound of 手 (hand) and 持ち (holding, from 持つ). The literal sense 'holding in the hand' extended to 'what one has on hand' and 'handheld'.

手て

持も

ち

現げん

金きん

ready cash; cash on hand