抱く
Reading: いだく
Meaning: to embrace, to hold, to harbor (feelings)
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Example Sentence
希望 を 抱く こと が 大切 だ
It's important to have hope.
Usage Notes
Used both for physical embracing and for holding feelings or thoughts. More formal than 抱える.
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