抱
embrace, hug, hold in arms
Grade Level
Grade 8
Stroke Count
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 Vocabulary
抱える
かかえる
to hold, to embrace, to have (problems)
抱く
だく
to hold, to embrace, to hug
抱きしめる
だきしめる
to hold tight, to embrace
抱く
だく
to hold, to embrace, to hug
抱きつく
だきつく
to cling to, to hug
頭を抱える
あたまをかかえる
to hold one's head in worry/trouble
抱き寄せる
だきよせる
to draw close, to pull someone into an embrace
抱き締める
だきしめる
to hug tightly, to embrace
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 lift up in one's arms, to pick up and hold
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