Meanings

Hug, Embrace, Possess, Protect, Lead

Radicals

扌

Decomposition

⿰扌雍

Etymology

Pictophonetic: hand

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 16

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top

2 hook bottom-right-to-top-left

3 rising bottom-to-top

4 vertical right-to-left

5 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

6 curve bottom-right-to-top-left

7 curve bottom-right-to-top-left

8 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

9 diagonal right-to-left

10 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

11 diagonal right-to-left

12 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

13 vertical right-to-left

14 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

15 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

16 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ヨウ you

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

No common kun'yomi readings

Words Using This Kanji

10 words total

Other (10 words)

擁するようする

to embrace

擁壁ようへき

retaining wall

擁立ようりつ

backing (for a position)

抱擁ほうよう

embrace

擁護ようご

protection

人権擁護じんけんようご

protection of human rights

championship

advocate

embrace

Civil Liberties Union

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