Kanji

抱

embrace, hug, hold in arms

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ホウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

だく, いだく, かかえる

Nanori (Name Reading)

もち

Common Readings

ホウ, いだ…く, かか…える, だ…く

Example sentences

抱える かかえる
多く 問題 抱えている

He is carrying a lot of problems.

わき
抱えて 歩いていた

He was walking with a book under his arm.

抱く いだく
幼い から いつか 世界 する という 抱いていた

He had harbored a dream of traveling the world someday since he was a child.

憧れ あこがれ
彼女 子供 から 女優 強い 憧れ 抱いていた

She had a strong longing to be an actress since she was a child.

抱きしめる だきしめる
子供 強く 抱きしめた

He hugged the child tightly.

ぎゅっと ぎゅっと
泣いている 赤ちゃん ぎゅっと 抱きしめた

The mother hugged the crying baby tightly.

抱きつく だきつく
子供 母親 抱きついた

The child hugged their mother tightly.

頭を抱える あたまをかかえる
山積 する 課題 担当者 頭を抱えている

Faced with mounting tasks, the person in charge is at a loss.

抱き寄せる だきよせる
母親 泣いている 子供 優しく 抱き寄せた

The mother gently pulled the crying child into her arms.

抱き締める だきしめる
母親 久しぶり 会った 息子 強く 抱き締めた

The mother hugged her son tightly after a long time.

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