Japanese

かかえこむ
Meaning: to hold (in one's arms); to take upon oneself
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 抱え込む 抱え込まない
Polite 抱え込みます 抱え込みません
Past 抱え込んだ 抱え込まなかった
Polite + Past 抱え込みました 抱え込みませんでした
Te-form 抱え込んで 抱え込まなくて
Potential 抱え込める 抱え込めない
Passive 抱え込まれる 抱え込まれない
Causative 抱え込ませる 抱え込ませない
Causative + Passive 抱え込まされる 抱え込まされない
Imperative 抱え込め 抱え込むな

Handwriting

抱
え
込
む

Example sentences

Don't keep your problems to yourself; please talk to someone.
一人で抱え込むのは辛いから、誰かに相談したほうがいいよ。
It's hard to keep everything to yourself, so you should talk to someone.

Usage Notes

Can mean holding something physically or dealing with a burden/problem alone.

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