No. 1,840 in Japanese
持参
"持参" means "bringing something along."
In a sentence
この会議には資料を持参してください。
Please bring the documents to this meeting.
The word 持参 in this sentence expresses the action of bringing something along with oneself to a specific location, in this case, documents to a meeting.
遠足には昼食を持参する必要があります。
It is necessary to bring lunch for the excursion.
Here, 持参 is used to indicate the action of preparing and bringing something, lunch, to an event or outing.
プレゼントを持参して友達の家に行きました。
I went to my friend's house bringing a gift.
In this context, 持参 emphasizes the act of carrying something, a gift, to a destination, specifically to someone's house.
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