持 （ジ） draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie

持久 （ジキュウ） endurance, persistence

堅持 （ケンジ） holding on to, sticking to

護持 （ゴジ） defend and maintain, support, protection

持つ （もつ） to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry, to possess, to have, to own, to maintain, to keep, to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive, to take charge of, to be in charge of, to hold (meeting, etc.), to have (opportunity, etc.), to have "it", to have that special something, to be blessed with good luck

持子 （もつご） stone moroko (Pseudorasbora parva), topmouth gudgeon

持てる （もてる） to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.), to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed, to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last, possessed, held, rich, wealthy, affluent

持てる者 （もてるもの） (the) haves, those who have