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How to say 'Bring' in Japanese | 持って来る

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The Japanese word for Bring is 'Mottekuru', written as 持って来る in Japanese.'Bring' in hiragana is もってくる.

    word

    持って来る

    Meaning

    Bring

    Reading

    もってくる

    mottekuru

    Kanji

    持Hold 来Come

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '持って来る (もってくる)' means 'to bring'. It is a compound verb formed by combining '持つ (もつ)', meaning 'to hold' or 'to carry', and '来る (くる)', meaning 'to come'. This verb is used when someone brings something to a specific location. For example: Please bring the book「本を持って来てください」(ほんをもってきてください). He brought his lunch to school「彼はお弁当を学校に持って来た」(かれはおべんとうをがっこうにもってきた). Note that this verb is often used in casual or formal requests and can be conjugated to fit different tenses and politeness levels.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    856

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 持って来る

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    持

    Meaning

    Hold

  • kanji

    来

    Meaning

    Come

Hiragana in the Word 持って来る

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    て

    Reading

    Te

  • hiragana

    る

    Reading

    Ru

  • hiragana

    つ

    Reading

    Tsu

Words Related to 持って来る Through the Kanji 持

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 持 as well.

  • word

    持つ

    Meaning

    Hold, Have

  • word

    気持ち

    Meaning

    Feeling

  • word

    持って行く

    Meaning

    Take

  • word

    受け持つ

    Meaning

    Handle

  • word

    支持

    Meaning

    Support

  • word

    持ち込む

    Meaning

    Bring in

  • word

    維持

    Meaning

    Maintenance

  • word

    持続

    Meaning

    Continuation

  • word

    金持ち

    Meaning

    Rich

  • word

    持ち出す

    Meaning

    Takeout

  • word

    保持

    Meaning

    Maintenance, Retention

  • word

    持ち主

    Meaning

    Owner

  • word

    持ち物

    Meaning

    Belongings

  • word

    長持ち

    Meaning

    Durability

  • word

    持ち上げる

    Meaning

    Lift

  • word

    持参

    Meaning

    Bringing

Words Related to 持って来る Through the Kanji 来

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 来 as well.

  • word

    来る

    Meaning

    Come

  • word

    出来る

    Meaning

    Can, Be made

  • word

    来月

    Meaning

    Next month

  • word

    来週

    Meaning

    Next week

  • word

    将来

    Meaning

    Future

  • word

    以来

    Meaning

    Since

  • word

    連れて来る

    Meaning

    Bring

  • word

    従来

    Meaning

    Tradition

  • word

    再来年

    Meaning

    Year after next

  • word

    再来月

    Meaning

    Month after next

  • word

    再来週

    Meaning

    Week after next

  • word

    未来

    Meaning

    Future

  • word

    行き来

    Meaning

    Coming and going

  • word

    元来

    Meaning

    Originally

  • word

    出来事

    Meaning

    Event

  • word

    外来語

    Meaning

    Loanword

  • word

    出来上がる

    Meaning

    Complete

  • word

    由来

    Meaning

    Origin

  • word

    やって来る

    Meaning

    Come

  • word

    来日

    Meaning

    Arrival

  • word

    出来上がり

    Meaning

    Completion

  • word

    出来るだけ

    Meaning

    As much as possible

  • word

    本来

    Meaning

    Originally

  • word

    来年

    Meaning

    Next year

  • word

    来

    Meaning

    Next

  • word

    如来

    Meaning

    Buddha

  • word

    外来

    Meaning

    Foreign

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What does 'Mottekuru' (持って来る) mean?

'Mottekuru' means 'Bring' .

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