持参|じさんjisan[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbbringing; taking; carrying
    ほとんどの観光客かんこうきゃくがカメラを持参じさんしている。↗
    Almost every tourist carries a camera with him.
Conjugation
Dictionary form持参する(じさんする)
Polite (masu)持参します(じさんします)
Negative (nai)持参しない(じさんしない)
polite (masen)持参しません(じさんしません)
classical zu / nu持参せず・持参せぬ(じさんせず・じさんせぬ)
Past (ta)持参した(じさんした)
polite (mashita)持参しました(じさんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)持参しなかった(じさんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)持参しませんでした(じさんしませんでした)
Te form持参して(じさんして)
Potential持参できる(じさんできる)
Passive持参される(じさんされる)
Causative持参させる(じさんさせる)
Causative passive持参させられる(じさんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)持参すれば(じさんすれば)
tara持参したら(じさんしたら)
Volitional持参しよう(じさんしよう)
polite (mashou)持参しましょう(じさんしましょう)
Imperative持参しろ(じさんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym持ってくるもってくるNeutralEveryday verb for bringing something to where you are; far more common in speech than the formal 「持参」, which appears mostly in written notices like 「弁当持参」.
  • Synonym持っていくもっていくNeutralEveryday verb for taking something along; the usual spoken choice, whereas 「持参」 is formal and, being direction-neutral, covers both taking and bringing.
  • Synonym持ち込むもちこむNeutralMeans carrying something into a place, and by extension raising a problem or proposal there; 「持参」 simply stresses taking something along with you.
  • Antonym持ち帰りもちかえりNeutralNoun for taking food etc. home instead of eating it there, as in takeout; it contrasts with 「持参」 only in the bring-versus-take-home direction, not a true antonym.

Use 「持参」 in formal written notices for bringing or taking items along, as in 「弁当持参」. In everyday speech say 「持ってくる」 for bringing and 「持っていく」 for taking; use 「持ち込む」 for bringing something into a venue or raising an issue, and 「持ち帰り」 for takeout.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 金品きんぴんを持もって行いくこと。また、持もって来くること。
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