Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 8

抱

Meaning in English

embrace, hug, hold in arms

Readings

Onyomi: ホウ Kunyomi: だ.く, いだ.く, かか.える Romaji: hou / da.ku, ida.ku, kaka.eru

Stroke order

Animated kanji stroke order

抱

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese abraçar, abraçar, segurar nos braços

Spanish abrazar, estrechar, sostener en brazos

Korean 껴안다, 꼭 안다, 팔로 감싸 안다

French étreindre, serrer dans ses bras, tenir en étreinte

Italian abbracciare, stringere tra le braccia

German Umarmung, Umarmung, in den Armen halten

Indonesian memeluk, mendekap, menggendong

★ Vietnamese ôm, vỗ về, giữ chặt trong vòng tay

Thai กอด โอบกอด ไว้ในอ้อมแขน

Kanji

Related kanji

N3 投 tou / na.geru, -na.ge throw, discard, abandon N3 指 shi / yubi, sa.su, -sa.shi finger, point to, indicate N4 持 ji / mo.tsu, -mo.chi, mo.teru hold, have, avoir N2 技 gi / waza skill, art, craft N1 抗 kou / araga.u confront, resist, defy N3 抜 batsu, hatsu, hai / nu.ku, -nu.ku, nu.ki, nu.keru, nu.kasu, nu.karu slip out, extract, pull out N1 批 hi criticism, strike, critique N1 択 taku / era.bu choose, select, elect N3 折 setsu, shaku / o.ru, ori, o.ri, -o.ri, o.reru fold, break, fracture

Word

Words with this kanji

N1 介抱 kaihou nursing, looking after N1 辛抱 shimbou patience, endurance N1 抱っこ dakko (child's) hug N3 抱く idaku embrace, hold, harbor a feeling N3 抱える kakaeru hold in arms, carry, have a problem