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    3. 持ち合わせる

    持ち合わせる

    持もち​合あわ​せ​る​

    to happen to have on hand or in stock

    KMT8News #25+1Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab23 strokes

    持ちあわせる持ち合せる

    もちあわせる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to happen to have on hand or in stock

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    今いま、現げん金きんは持もち合あわせていません。

    I don't have any cash on hand right now.

    KMT5Daily Life
    彼かれは常つねに緊きん急きゅう時じに備そなえて、いくらかの食しょく料りょうを持もち合あわせている。

    He always has some food on hand in case of an emergency.

    KMT8Daily LifeFood & Dining
    突とつ然ぜんの来らい客きゃくに備そなえて、いつもお茶ちゃ菓が子しを持もち合あわせている。

    I always have some tea cakes on hand in case of unexpected visitors.

    KMT8Daily LifeFood & Dining
    旅りょ行こう中ちゅうは、パスポートと航こう空くう券けんを常つねに持もち合あわせる必ひつ要ようがある。

    While traveling, it's necessary to always have your passport and airline ticket on hand.

    KMT8Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    その店みせは、珍めずらしい輸ゆ入にゅう食しょく材ざいを常つねに豊ほう富ふに持もち合あわせていることで有ゆう名めいだ。

    That store is famous for always having a rich stock of rare imported ingredients.

    KMT9Daily LifeFood & DiningBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    持
    も.つ・-も.ち・も.てる…(3)
    hold・have
    Kanji
    合
    あ.う・-あ.う・あ.い・あい-・-あ.い・-あい…(16)
    fit・suit・join・0.1
    Kanji
    ち
    chi
    Kana
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    せ
    se
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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