LingakuFrequency rank: 6,266. – 6,276.
- to happen to have on hand or in stock
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Forms
- 持ち合わせる【もちあわせる】Frequency rank: 6,266. – 6,276.
- 持ちあわせる【もちあわせる】Frequency rank: 51,357. – 52,626.
- 持ち合せる【もちあわせる】Frequency rank: 54,044. – 55,693.
- もちあわせる
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to happen to have on hand or in stock
This meaning describes having something available or accessible, often by chance or circumstance, rather than by planning.
Generated collocations (experimental)
もちあわせている持ち合わせているto be in possession ofひつよう必要なものをもちあわせる持ち合わせるto have what is necessary on handもちあわせ持ち合わせがあるto have something in stockもちあわせ持ち合わせのもの物items on handもちあわせて持ち合わせておくto keep on handじゅうぶん十分にもちあわせる持ち合わせるto have enough on handおかねお金をもちあわせている持ち合わせているto have money on handとくべつ特別なものをもちあわせる持ち合わせるto have something special in stockもちあわせる持ち合わせるじかん時間time available at handもちあわせ持ち合わせにちゅうい注意するto pay attention to what one has on hand
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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To tell the truth, I have no money with me.
He was still strong enough to press a switch.
To tell the truth, I have no money with me now.
The trouble is that I have no money with me.
Luckily he had enough money to pay the bill.
I don't happen to have your application on hand at the moment.
He doesn't have enough brains to do sums in his head.