Meanings

Embrace, Hug, Hold In Arms

Radicals

扌

Decomposition

⿰扌包

Etymology

Ideographic: To wrap 包 in one's arms 扌; 包 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 (10 words)

薪を抱いて火を救うたきぎをいだいてひをすくう

having one's good intentions backfire dangerously

personal (employee)

cuddly doll

to carry a bomb

lapdog

baby who wants to be carried

縦抱きたてだき

holding (an infant, etc.) upright in one's arms

肩を抱くかたをだく

to hug someone around the shoulders

あすなろ抱きあすなろだき

Asunaro hug

一抱えひとかかえ

armful

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