Japanese symbol for “retained”
お抱え
おかかえ
Romaji: okakae
personal (employee); employed; retained
In Japanese, retained is お抱え, read おかかえ (okakae).
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Meanings
- adj-no personal (employee); employed; retained
Written forms: お抱え、御抱え. Readings: おかかえ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抱える | かかえる kakaeru | to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to carry under one's arm |
| 抱え | かかえ kakae | armful |
| 辛抱 | しんぼう shinbou | patience; endurance; perseverance |
| 抱負 | ほうふ houfu | aspiration; ambition; plan |
| 抱擁 | ほうよう houyou | embrace; hug; holding in one's arms |
| 抱き合う | だきあう dakiau | to embrace each other |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.