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もちかえる

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Etymology 1

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Alternative spellings
持ち帰る
持帰る (dated)

From () (mochi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (motsu, to take)) + (かえ) (kaeru, to return).

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Verb

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もちかえる (mochikaeruもちかへる (motikaferu)?godan (stem もちかえり (mochikaeri), past もちかえった (mochikaetta))

  1. (transitive) to take home; to take with one
    ゴミ()(かえ)
    gomi o mochikaeru
    to take home one's own trash
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Etymology 2

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Alternative spellings
持ち替える
持替える (dated)

From () (mochi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (motsu, to take)) + ()える (kaeru, to replace).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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もちかえる (mochikaeruもちかへる (motikaferu)?ichidan (stem もちかえ (mochikae), past もちかえた (mochikaeta))

  1. (transitive) to shift from one hand to the other
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN