Vocabulary

What does 肩を持つ (かたをもつ) mean?

肩を持つ (かたをもつ) means to take someone’s side, to back someone up (lit. to hold someone’s shoulder).

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to take someone’s side, to back someone up (lit. to hold someone’s shoulder)

Example sentences

母(は)はいつも弟(おとうと)の肩(かた)を持(も)つので、私(わたし)は少(すこ)し不満(ふまん)だ。
Mẹ lúc nào cũng bênh em trai nên tôi hơi bất mãn.