懐 — kanji meaning “feelings”
懐
feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast, pocket
- Meanings
- feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast, pocket
- On'yomi
- カイ (kai)、エ (e)
- Kun'yomi
- 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
- Name readings
- かね
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1493 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 61
- Chinese reading
- huái
Words with 懐
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 懐かしい | なつかしい natsukashii | dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved |
| 懐疑 | かいぎ kaigi | doubt; skepticism; scepticism |
| 懐柔 | かいじゅう kaijuu | winning over; placation; gentle persuasion |
| 懐かしむ | なつかしむ natsukashimu | to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for) |
| 懐古 | かいこ kaiko | reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past |
| 述懐 | じゅっかい jukkai | speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection |
| 懐中時計 | かいちゅうどけい kaichuudokei | pocket watch |
| 懐かし | なつかし natsukashi | dear (old); good old; longed-for |
| 懐妊 | かいにん kainin | pregnancy; conception |
| 懐中 | かいちゅう kaichuu | one's pocket |
| 懐い | なつい natsui | dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved |
| 懐刀 | ふところがたな futokorogatana | dagger; stiletto |
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