けん
堅
じ
持

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. holding on to, sticking to.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けん
堅
じ
持
 堅持 けんじ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

strict, hard, solid
ケン　かた.い　きん (7th, N1)
hard, wise
カン　ケン　コウ
retainer, subject
シン　とみ　おみ (4th, N2)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
hold, have
も.つ　ジ　もち (3rd, N4)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
Buddhist temple
てら　ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)