How to say possession in Japanese

JLPTN1
所持★【しょじshoji】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • possession; owning

Example Sentences

彼kareはhaこのkono土地tochiをwo所有shoyuuしているshiteiru。
He owns this land.
知性chiseiをwo持っているmotteiruことkotoがga我々warewareとto動物doubutsuとtoのno異なるkotonaru点tenであるdearu。
The possession of intellect is what distinguishes us from wild animals.
私watashiはha５００ドルDORU以上ijouをwo持ち歩いたmochiaruitaことがありませんkotogaarimasen。
I have never had more than $500 in my possession.
現実genjitsuのno占有sen'yuuはha九分kubuのno勝ち目kachime。
Possession is nine points of the law.
期待kitaiはhaしばしばshibashiba実際のjissaino所有shoyuuにniまさるmasaru。
Prospect is often better than possession.

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