Kanji

懐

懐

pocket, feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

忄部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カイ, エ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ふところ, なつかしい, なつかしむ, なつく, なつける, なずける, いだく, おもう

Nanori (Name Reading)

かぬ, かね, きたす, たか, ちか, つね, もち, やす

Common Readings

カイ, なつ…かしい, なつ…かしむ, なつ…く, なつ…ける, ふところ

Example sentences

懐かしい なつかしい
この写真はとても懐かしい。

This photo is very nostalgic.

思い返す おもいかえす
当時の事を思い返すと、懐かしいさで胸がいっぱいになる。

When I look back on those days, my heart fills with nostalgia.

懐 ふところ
財布を懐に入れた。

I put my wallet into the pocket of my clothes.

短刀 たんとう
彼は懐から短刀を取り出した。

He pulled a short sword from his bosom.

懐く なつく
その犬は初対面の私にもすぐ懐いた

That dog took to me immediately, even though it was our first meeting.

懐中電灯 かいちゅうでんとう
停電に備えて懐中電灯を用意しておく。

Prepare a flashlight in case of a power outage.

照らす てらす
懐中電灯で足元を照らしながら歩いた。

I walked while illuminating my feet with a flashlight.

懐かしむ なつかしむ
古い写真を見ながら、かつての友人たちとの思い出を懐かしんだ。

Looking at old photos, I reminisced about memories with my former friends.

アルバム アルバム
私は古いアルバムを見て懐かしんだ

I felt nostalgic looking at an old album.

懐柔 かいじゅう
政府は反対勢力を懐柔しようとした。

The government tried to placate the opposition forces.

Example Vocabulary

懐かしい

なつかしい

nostalgic; dear; missed

懐

ふところ

pocket; bosom; financial state

懐く

なつく

to become emotionally attached; to take to; to become tame

懐中電灯

かいちゅうでんとう

flashlight; torch

懐かしむ

なつかしむ

to reminisce; to feel nostalgic for

人懐っこい

ひとなつっこい

懐に入る

ふところにはいる

懐柔

かいじゅう

to placate; to win over; to bring under one's control by artful means

懐中時計

かいちゅうどけい

懐疑

かいぎ

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