抱 — kanji meaning “embrace”
抱
embrace, hug, hold in arms
- Meanings
- embrace, hug, hold in arms
- On'yomi
- ホウ (hou)
- Kun'yomi
- だ.く、いだ.く、かか.える
- Name readings
- たば
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #871 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- bào — Chinese character page
Words with 抱
| 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 |
| 抱く | いだく idaku | to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug |
| 抱く | だく daku | to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug |
| 抱っこ | だっこ dakko | carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding |
| 抱く | うだく udaku | to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug |
| 抱え込む | かかえこむ kakaekomu | to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby) |
| 丸抱え | まるがかえ marugakae | completely financed; sponsored; under patronage |
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