Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 持って来い(もってこい) in Japanese

持って来い, 持ってこい
Kana Reading
もってこい
Romaji
mottekoi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    Meaning
    just right; ideal; perfectly suitable
    Example sentence
    日本の温泉は裸で泳ぐのにもってこいだ。 The Japanese onsen is a nice place for skinny-dipping.
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    fetch!; bring me ...
    Example sentence
    秋は読書にもってこいの季節だ。 Fall is a good season for reading.

Examples of 持って来い, 持ってこい, もってこい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

持 JLPT 4

9 strokes

hold, have

On'Yomi: ジ

Kun'Yomi: も.つ, -も.ち, も.てる

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来 JLPT 5

7 strokes

come, due, next, cause, become

On'Yomi: ライ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: く.る, きた.る, きた.す, き.たす, き.たる, き, こ

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