Kanji

抱

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
彼は多くの問題を抱えている。

He is carrying a lot of problems.

脇 わき
彼は本を脇に抱えて歩いていた。

He was walking with a book under his arm.

抱く いだく
彼は幼い頃から、いつか世界を旅するという夢を抱いていた。

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

憧れ あこがれ
彼女は子供の頃から女優に強い憧れを抱いていた。

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

抱きしめる だきしめる
彼は子供を強く抱きしめた

He hugged the child tightly.

ぎゅっと ぎゅっと
母は泣いている赤ちゃんをぎゅっと抱きしめた。

The mother hugged the crying baby tightly.

抱きつく だきつく
子供が母親に抱きついた。

The child hugged their mother tightly.

頭を抱える あたまをかかえる
山積する課題を前に、担当者は頭を抱えている

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

抱き寄せる だきよせる
母親は泣いている子供を優しく抱き寄せた。

The mother gently pulled the crying child into her arms.

抱き締める だきしめる
母親は久しぶりに会った息子を強く抱き締めた。

The mother hugged her son tightly after a long time.

Example Vocabulary

抱える

かかえる

to hold; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to employ

抱く

いだく

to harbor; to entertain (hope, doubt, etc.); to embrace

抱きしめる

だきしめる

to hug; to embrace; to hold tightly

抱く

いだく

to harbor; to entertain (hope, doubt, etc.); to embrace

抱きつく

だきつく

to cling to; to embrace; to hug

頭を抱える

あたまをかかえる

to rack one's brains; to be at one's wit's end; to be troubled

抱き寄せる

だきよせる

to hug someone close; to pull someone into one's arms

抱き締める

だきしめる

to hug tightly; to embrace; to hold close

抱きかかえる

だきかかえる

to hold in one's arms; to embrace

抱き上げる

だきあげる

to pick up; to lift up in one's arms

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