取り持つ・取持つ・執り持つ・執持つ|とりもつtorimotsu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
取り持つ取り持つ is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. It uses a mixture of kanji and kana.
取持つ取持つ is a less common kanji-and-kana written variant of 取り持つ. Learners will generally encounter 取り持つ more often.
執り持つ執り持つ is less common than 取り持つ and 取持つ. It is another kanji-and-kana written variant of the same word.
執持つ執持つ is the least common of these written forms. It uses a mixture of kanji and kana and is less likely to be encountered than the other variants.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange
- godan verb, transitive verbto entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 取り持つ（とりもつ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 取り持ちます（とりもちます） |
| Negative (nai) | 取り持たない（とりもたない） |
| polite (masen) | 取り持ちません（とりもちません） |
| classical zu / nu | 取り持たず・取り持たぬ（とりもたず・とりもたぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 取り持った（とりもった） |
| polite (mashita) | 取り持ちました（とりもちました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 取り持たなかった（とりもたなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 取り持ちませんでした（とりもちませんでした） |
| Te form | 取り持って（とりもって） |
| Potential | 取り持てる（とりもてる） |
| Passive | 取り持たれる（とりもたれる） |
| Causative | 取り持たせる（とりもたせる） |
| Causative passive | 取り持たせられる・取り持たされる（とりもたせられる・とりもたされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 取り持てば（とりもてば） |
| tara | 取り持ったら（とりもったら） |
| Volitional | 取り持とう（とりもとう） |
| polite (mashou) | 取り持ちましょう（とりもちましょう） |
| Imperative | 取り持て（とりもて） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymアレンジCasualA colloquial loanword for arranging or adapting something; the emphasis falls on adaptation or on making arrangements.
- Related整えるととのえるNeutralFor tidying up or getting things ready so all is in place; leans toward practical, business-like preparation and lacks the go-between sense of 「取り持つ」.
- Related計らうはからうWrittenWritten style. To arrange or see to a matter, with the nuance of handling it appropriately after due consideration.
- Related取り計らうとりはからうWrittenWritten style. To manage or settle a matter so it goes smoothly, as in 「便宜を取り計らう」; 「取り持つ」 instead centers on mediating between two parties.
Use 「取り持つ」 to mediate between two parties or entertain guests, as in 「二人の仲を取り持つ」「座を取り持つ」. For arranging or handling matters say 「取り計らう」, and for preparing or getting things ready say 「整える」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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