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    3. 住持

    住持

    住じゅう持じ

    chief priest of temple

    NTNoun, Participle, VerbReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab16 strokes

    じゅうじ

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    chief priest of temple

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    住
    す.む・す.まう・-ず.まい…(6)
    dwell・reside・live・inhabit
    持
    も.つ・-も.ち・も.てる…(3)
    hold・have
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