家持ち

Japanese

Kanji in this term
家	持
いえ Grade: 2	も Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 家持

Etymology

Compound of 家 (ie, “home, house, household”) +‎ 持ち (mochi, “having, holding, owning”), the stem noun form of verb 持つ (motsu, “to have, to hold, to own, to possess”).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA^(key): [ie̞mo̞t͡ɕi]

Noun

家(いえ)持(も)ち • (iemochi) 

1. home ownership
2. a homeowner
3. the head of a household
4. financial housekeeping, household budgeting

Idioms

• 家持(いえも)ちより金持(かねも)ち (iemochi yori kanemochi): "having money instead of having a house" → money is a better asset than a house