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抱
Kanji meaning "embrace, hug, hold in arms"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #507
JLPT N3
Secondary
Kanken Level 4
WaniKani Level 37
RTK
KLC Volume 4
TMW Trainee
8 strokes
Meanings
embrace, hug, hold in arms
On'yomi
ホウ
Kun'yomi
だ.く
いだ.く
かか.える
Stroke order
(8 strokes)
Composed of
扌
hand
radical
包
wrap
phonetic
Components and stroke order from
KanjiVG
(
CC BY-SA 3.0
)
Reading usage
だ
56 (36%)
ほう
44 (29%)
かか
24 (16%)
だき
11 (7%)
いだ
7 (5%)
ぼう
4 (3%)
かかえ
3 (2%)
ぽう
3 (2%)
うだ
1 (1%)
がか
1 (1%)
抱
(
だ
)
く
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby)
#1119
抱
(
だ
)
きしめる
to hug (someone) tight
#2783
抱
(
だ
)
きつく
to cling to
#4035
抱
(
だ
)
き
合
(
あ
)
う
to embrace each other
#6516
抱
(
だ
)
き
寄
(
よ
)
せる
to draw (someone) close to one's breast
#7287
抱
(
だ
)
きかかえる
to hold
#7497
抱
(
だ
)
き
締
(
し
)
める
to hug (someone) tight
#9008
抱
(
だ
)
き
上
(
あ
)
げる
to hold up in one's arms
#9919
肩
(
かた
)
を
抱
(
だ
)
く
to hug someone around the shoulders
#11236
抱
(
だ
)
っこ
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
#11816
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Most common words using this kanji
抱
(
だ
)
く
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby)
#1119
抱
(
かか
)
える
to hold in one's arms
#1192
抱
(
だ
)
きしめる
to hug (someone) tight
#2783
抱
(
いだ
)
く
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby)
#3621
抱
(
だ
)
きつく
to cling to
#4035
頭
(
あたま
)
を
抱
(
かか
)
える
to be at wits' end
#5887
辛
(
しん
)
抱
(
ぼう
)
patience
#5922
抱
(
かか
)
え
込
(
こ
)
む
to hold a thing in one's arms
#6264
抱
(
だ
)
き
合
(
あ
)
う
to embrace each other
#6516
抱
(
だ
)
き
寄
(
よ
)
せる
to draw (someone) close to one's breast
#7287
抱
(
だ
)
きかかえる
to hold
#7497
抱
(
だ
)
き
締
(
し
)
める
to hug (someone) tight
#9008
抱
(
だ
)
き
上
(
あ
)
げる
to hold up in one's arms
#9919
肩
(
かた
)
を
抱
(
だ
)
く
to hug someone around the shoulders
#11236
抱
(
ほう
)
擁
(
よう
)
embrace
#11708
介
(
かい
)
抱
(
ほう
)
nursing
#11756
抱
(
だ
)
っこ
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
#11816
膝
(
ひざ
)
を
抱
(
かか
)
える
to hug one's knees
#15358
抱
(
かか
)
え
上
(
あ
)
げる
to gather up into one's arms
#15747
抱
(
だ
)
きとめる
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them
#17522
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