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抱
JLPT N3 Kanji

抱 — embrace, hug, hold in arms

  • JLPT N3
  • 8 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 手
  • #871 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
ホウ
Kun'yomi
だ.くいだ.くかか.える

Example words

  • 抱えるかかえる(1) to hold or carry under or in the arms (2) to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.) (3) to employ; to engage; to hire
  • 辛抱しんぼうpatience; endurance
  • 抱くいだく(1) to embrace; to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby); to hug (2) to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor); to bear (e.g. a grudge); to entertain (e.g. suspicion) (3) to have sex with; to make love to; to sleep with (4) to sit on eggs
  • 抱っこだっこ(child's) hug; carrying a baby in one's arms; carrying a pet in one's arms
  • 介抱かいほうnursing; looking after