Illustration: At a small neighborhood produce stall, a shopper opens a coin purse and tips its entire contents into one palm. Their other pocket is turned inside out, making the modest collection of coins visibly all they currently have available. A wallet lies open and empty beside their shopping basket.

JLPT N1no-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

手て持もち

temochi

on hand, available

Example sentences

  1. 手持てもちのお金かねはありません。

    I have no money with me.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. たまたま手持てもちのお金かねがなかった。

    As it happened, I had no money with me.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 我々われわれは、手持てもちのもので間まに合あわせなければならない。

    We must make do with what we have got.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 手持

  • 手handOnシュ・ズKunて・て-・た-
  • 持hold; haveOnジKunもつ・もてる

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