家庭を持つ

Reading

Kana: かていをもつ

Romaji: kateiwomotsu

Definition

exp

v5t

1

to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family

See also: 所帯を持つ

Kanji

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

庭

Readings: テイ、 にわ

Meanings: courtyard, garden, yard

持

Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる

Meanings: hold, have

Example Sentence

幸(しあわ)せな家庭(かてい)を持(も)つことほど、真(しん)の喜(よろこ)びを人(ひと)に与(あた)えてくれるものはない。

➥Nothing in the world gives people so much real pleasure as having a happy family.