Illustration: At a neighborhood outdoor market, a sudden strong gust presses hard against a small stall's canopy. The vendor plants both feet and braces the central support with his shoulder, cheeks puffed with effort.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

持もちこたえる

mochikotaeru

to hold out, to withstand

Example sentences

  1. 助たすけが来くるまで持もちこたえよう。

    Let’s endure till help comes.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 我わが家やがハリケーンに持もちこたえるなんて奇跡きせきだよ。

    It’s a miracle that our house survived the hurricane.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. その病人びょうにんがどれだけ持もちこたえるかは、誰だれにもわからない。

    Nobody knows how long the sick man can hold on.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 持

  • 持hold; haveOnジKunもつ・もてる

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