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抱
JLPT N3 8 strokes Frequency: #871

Meanings

Embrace, Hug, Hold In Arms

Radicals

ζ‰Œ

Decomposition

βΏ°ζ‰ŒεŒ…

Etymology

Ideographic: To wrapΒ εŒ… in one's armsΒ ζ‰Œ;Β εŒ… also provides the pronunciation

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 8

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top
2 hook right-to-left
3 rising bottom-to-top
4 diagonal right-to-left
5 hook bottom-right-to-top-left
6 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
7 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
8 curve bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ホウ hou
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
かか kaka
だ da
いだ ida

Words Using This Kanji

70 words total
Other (20 words)
抱く いだく

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby)

ζŠ±γε―„γ›γ‚‹ γ γγ‚ˆγ›γ‚‹

to draw (someone) close to one's breast

ζŠ±ζ“ γ»γ†γ‚ˆγ†

embrace

ζŠ±θ…Ήη΅Άε€’ γ»γ†γ΅γγœγ£γ¨γ†

laughing oneself into convulsions

丸抱え γΎγ‚‹γŒγ‹γˆ

completely financed

ζŠ±ζ‡ ほうかい

harboring

抱卡 ほうらん

incubation

θΎ›ζŠ±εΌ·γ„ しんぼうγ₯γ‚ˆγ„

patient

ζŠ±γˆθΎΌγ‚€ γ‹γ‹γˆγ“γ‚€

to hold a thing in one's arms

ζ‡ζŠ± かいほう

bearing in mind (a thought, feeling, etc.)

ζŠ±γεˆγ‚γ› だきあわせ

tie-in

ζŠ±γεˆγ‚γ›ε’—θ³‡ γ γγ‚γ‚γ›γžγ†γ—

bonus stock issue

ζŠ±γη™– だきぐせ

habit of getting fussy unless held (of a baby)

抱き寝 だきね

sleeping while embracing another

抱き぀く だき぀く

to cling to

ζŠ±γγ™γγ‚γ‚‹ だきすくめる

to hug tight

ζŠ±γεˆγ‚γ›γ‚‹ だきあわせる

to cause to embrace

η–‘γ„γ‚’ζŠ±γ γ†γŸγŒγ„γ‚’γ„γ γ

to harbor suspicion

θ…Ήγ‚’ζŠ±γˆγ‚‹ γ―γ‚‰γ‚’γ‹γ‹γˆγ‚‹

to roll around laughing

γ‹γζŠ±γ かきいだく

to hug