抱

hug; embrace; hold in arms

8 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 871.

Readings

• いだく (kun reading): 抱く (いだく) to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); 疑いを抱く (うたがいをいだく) to harbor suspicion
• かかえる (kun reading): 抱える (かかえる) to hold in one's arms; 抱え込む (かかえこむ) to hold a thing in one's arms
• だく (kun reading): 抱きしめる (だきしめる) to hug (someone) tight; 抱き枕 (だきまくら) body pillow
• ホウ (on reading): 辛抱 (しんぼう) patience; 抱負 (ほうふ) aspiration
• Read as a whole word: 抱瓶 (だちびん) portable ceramic sake jug (from Okinawa)

Components

• 扌
• 包
• 勹 radical wrap
• 已 radical oneself; already, 己 forms
• ⺘ radical hand, left-side form of 手

Words using 抱

• 抱く (いだく) to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby)
• 疑いを抱く (うたがいをいだく) to harbor suspicion
• かき抱く (かきいだく) to hug
• 少年よ、大志を抱け (しょうねんよ、たいしをいだけ) boys, be ambitious
• 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
• 抱える (かかえる) to hold in one's arms
• 抱え込む (かかえこむ) to hold a thing in one's arms
• 召し抱える (めしかかえる) to employ (as a retainer)
• 抱え (かかえ) armful
• 抱え上げる (かかえあげる) to gather up into one's arms
• 抱きしめる (だきしめる) to hug (someone) tight
• 抱き枕 (だきまくら) body pillow
• 抱っこ (だっこ) carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
• 抱き合わせ (だきあわせ) tie-in
• 抱きつく (だきつく) to cling to
• 辛抱 (しんぼう) patience
• 抱負 (ほうふ) aspiration
• 抱卵 (ほうらん) incubation
• 抱擁 (ほうよう) embrace
• 介抱 (かいほう) nursing
• 抱瓶 (だちびん) portable ceramic sake jug (from Okinawa)
• 抱く (うだく) to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby)

75 words in all.

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