持もち掛かける

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

bring up; propose; approach with

Used when initiating a conversation or making a suggestion, proposal, or offer to someone. Often implies a deliberate, sometimes tentative, approach.

彼かれに新あたらしいプロジェクトの話はなしを持もち掛かけた。
I brought up the idea of a new project to him.
取とり引ひき先

さき

に

値ね

下さ

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を

持も

ち

掛か

ける

つもり

だ

。

I plan to propose a price reduction to the client.

Written forms

持もち掛かけるUsage6%
Standard kanji spelling with high frequency.
持もちかけるUsage66%
Common simplified spelling; the okurigana かける is often written in kana.
もちかけるUsage28%
持もち掛かけるUsage<1%
Less common variant with reduced okurigana; rarely used in modern writing.

Kanji

持hold, have
掛hang, suspend, depend

Similar words

提てい案あんする
提案する is a more formal and direct 'to propose', while 持ち掛ける suggests a softer, conversational approach, often implying a personal or informal context.
申もうし出でる
申し出る means 'to offer' in a more formal or official sense, often involving a concrete offer or service, whereas 持ち掛ける is about initiating a discussion or floating an idea.

Etymology

Compound of 持ち (continuative form of 持つ 'to hold') + 掛ける 'to hang, to set about'. The combination conveys the idea of 'holding something up and setting it before someone', i.e., bringing up a topic.