Info on the Kanji 抱

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What is this? "抱"

Meaning(s)

embrace, hug, hold in arms

Reading(s)

onyomi HOU
kunyomi da-ku, ida-ku, kaka-eru

Other

stroke count 8
grade s
jlpt level N3
Example words with 抱
WordMeaning
ごうほう
gou hou
armful
ふほう
fu hou
in spite of / regardless of
だえ
dae
armful / employee
だく
daku
to embrace / to hold in the arms / to hug / to harbour / to bear / to entertain
ほうて
hou te
employer / master / mistress
ほうふ
houfu
aspiration / ambition / pretension
ひとかかえ
hitokakae
armful / bundle
よこだき
yoko daki
carrying under arm
いしだき
ishi daki
form of torture in which the victim kneels on triangular wedges and stone slabs are placed on their lap
えるだえる
dae ru
to hold or carry under or in the arms / to have / to employ / to engage / to hire
え主だえしゅ
dae shu
employer / master / mistress
え手だえて
dae te
employer / master / mistress
き寝だきね
daki ne
sleeping while embracing another
合語ほうごうご
hougou go
incorporating language / polysynthetic language
合体ほうごうからだ
hougou karada
conjugate
付くほうつく
hou tsuku
to cling to / to embrace
ひとひとだえ
hito dae
armful / bundle
えるあたまだえる
atama dae ru
to be greatly perplexed / to be troubled
かせるだかせる
daka seru
to raise / to inspire / to arouse
きつくだきつく
daki tsuku
to cling to / to embrace
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Example Sentences with 抱
彼女は赤ん坊をしっかりと腕にきしめた。

彼女を胸にき寄せて、額に口付けをした。

「ロミオとジュリエット」の2家族は互いに悪感情をいていた。

私はハリウッド映画の商業主義に懸念をかずにはいられない。



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