This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

お持たせ

御持たせ

Reading

Kana: おもたせ
Romaji: omotase
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)

Note: honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language; word usually written using kana alone; abbreviation
See also: 御持たせ物

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: ギョ、 ゴ、 おん-、 お-、 み-
Meanings: honorable, manipulate, govern