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

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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

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

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