所持|しょじshoji[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbpossession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
   海外かいがいへ行いくのならパスポートの所持しょじが必要ひつようです。↗

   If you are going abroad, it's necessary to have a passport.

• Synonym保有ほゆうWrittenWritten word for holding assets or shares long-term, as in 「株式保有」; stresses ongoing ownership, while 「所持」 is about actually having the thing in your possession.
• Synonym所有しょゆうWrittenRefers to legal ownership, as in 「所有者」; the focus is on who something legally belongs to, not on physically carrying it.
• Synonym帯びるおびるWrittenVerb for wearing something like a sword or taking on a quality, as in 「赤みを帯びる」; not for ordinary possessions.
• Synonym有するゆうするWrittenFormal verb meaning to have or possess, as in 「権利を有する」; typical of written or legal prose rather than everyday speech.
• SynonymけいたいNeutralCarrying something on your person; also the everyday word for a mobile phone, as in 「携帯電話」.
• Synonym携行けいこうWrittenFormal word for carrying items or baggage with you, as in 「携行品」; common in official or travel contexts.
• Synonym携えるたずさえるWrittenWritten verb for carrying something in your hand or on you, as in 「手土産を携える」; can also mean taking someone along.
• Synonym持つもつNeutralThe everyday verb for holding or having anything; the broadest and most common choice in speech.
• Synonym占有せんゆうWrittenLegal term for occupying or holding something under one's control; common in law.
• Synonym所蔵しょぞうWrittenOwning a collection of artworks or books, as in 「美術館所蔵」; about keeping items in a collection.
• Related備えるそなえるNeutralMeans to equip or furnish something, or to prepare for what may come; about being provided with things, not carrying them.
• Related備わるそなわるNeutralIntransitive: equipment is fully installed, as in 「設備が備わる」, or a quality is present, as in 「品格が備わる」; not about holding an item.
• Related有ゆうWrittenMostly seen in compounds like 「有限」; on its own it just means having or existence.
• Related保持ほじWrittenKeeping or retaining something over time, as in 「記録保持者」; about maintaining a record or status, not carrying items.
• Related領有りょうゆうWrittenHolding territory or land as one's own, usually said of nations; 「所持」 is for possessing things, not territory.
• Related擁するようするWrittenLiterary verb for possessing or commanding, as in 「大軍を擁する」; found in written prose.
• Related佩用はいようWrittenFormal term for wearing medals, insignia or swords; a more formal, ceremonious word than simply carrying something.
• Related具するぐするWrittenWritten word meaning to accompany or to assemble everything needed; rarely used in modern Japanese.
• Related領するりょうするWrittenWritten word for owning or grasping something; rarely used in modern Japanese.
• Related蔵するぞうするWrittenWritten verb for storing or containing something within, hidden from view; not about carrying on you.
• Antonym喪失そうしつWrittenLoss or forfeiture of something; the opposite of holding or possessing it.
• Antonym無所持WrittenThe opposite of 「所持」: carrying nothing on your person.

Use 「所持」 for having items in your possession or carrying them, as in 「所持品」 and 「所持金」. For long-term holding of assets use 「保有」, for legal ownership 「所有」, for carrying on your person 「携帯」, for collections 「所蔵」, and for everyday holding 「持つ」. 「喪失」 is the opposite: losing something.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 持もっていること。保有ほゆうしていること。
2. 有体物ゆうたいぶつに対たいして、現実げんじつに排他的はいたてきな管理かんりを行おこなっていること。