擁 — kanji meaning “hug”
擁
hug, embrace, possess, protect, lead
- Meanings
- hug, embrace, possess, protect, lead
- On'yomi
- ヨウ (you)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1213 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- yǒng, yōng — Chinese character page
Words with 擁
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 擁護 | ようご yougo | protection; defence; support |
| 擁立 | ようりつ youritsu | backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position |
| 擁する | ようする yousuru | to embrace; to hug |
| 抱擁 | ほうよう houyou | embrace; hug; holding in one's arms |
| 人権擁護 | じんけんようご jinken'yougo | protection of human rights |
| 擁壁 | ようへき youheki | retaining wall; breast wall; revetment |
| 擁護論 | ようごろん yougoron | championship; defense (e.g. of a position in debate); apologetics |
| 擁護者 | ようごしゃ yougosha | advocate; defender; champion |
| 相擁 | あいよう aiyou | embrace; hug |
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