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懐

懐 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

「懷」の略体。「懷」については当該項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast, pocket

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • カイJHS
  • エ
Kun (native)
  • ふところHS
  • なつ(かしい)HS
  • なつ(かしむ)HS
  • なつ(く)HS
  • なつ(ける)HS
  • なず(ける)
  • いだ(く)
  • おも(う)
Nanori (used in names)
  • かね
Other languages
  • 拼音huai2
  • 한글hoe
  • Hán-ViệtHoài

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
心(こころ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+61D0

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰忄⿱亠𭾱

Words using this kanji

  • 懐ふところものを抱くときの胸のあたり。 着衣したとき、胸と体の間の空間。 金銭の持ち合わせ。inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono), bosom, (breast) pocket, space between one's chest and outstretched arms
  • 懐疑かいぎ疑いを抱くこと。doubt, skepticism, scepticism, disbelief
  • 懐かしいなつかしいdear (old), fondly remembered, beloved, missed
  • 懐かしむなつかしむto yearn (for), to miss, to feel nostalgic (for), to recall fondly
  • 懐中電灯かいちゅうでんとう携帯用の小型電灯。(electric) torch, flashlight
  • 懐柔かいじゅう他人を手懐けて、自分の思い通りに動かすこと。winning over, placation, gentle persuasion
  • 懐石料理かいせきりょうりtraditional Japanese meal brought in courses, tea-ceremony dishes
  • 懐刀ふところがたなdagger, stiletto, confidant, right-hand man
  • 懐古かいこ昔の事を偲び、懐かしむこと。懐旧。述懐。reminiscence, nostalgia, thinking fondly of the past, recalling the old days
  • 懐中時計かいちゅうどけい懐中やポケットに入れて携帯する小型の時計。pocket watch
  • 懐妊かいにん身籠もること。妊娠。懐胎。pregnancy, conception
  • 懐くなつくto become attached (to), to take (to), to become affectionate (with), to be tamed
  • 懐旧かいきゅう昔の事を懐かしむこと。reminiscence, nostalgia, thinking fondly of the past, recalling the old days
  • 懐胎かいたい身籠もること。妊娠。懐妊。conception, becoming pregnant, pregnancy
  • 懐中かいちゅう懐やポケットの中のこと。また、その中にものを入れること。one's pocket
  • 懐炉かいろに入れて持ち歩きの出来る小型の暖房器具。pocket heater, hand warmer, heater pack
  • 懐紙かいし二つ折りにしてふところに入れておく紙。茶席で用いたり、古くはそこに文字を書きつけたりする。paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony), paper used for writing tanka
  • 懐郷かいきょう故郷を懐かしむこと。nostalgia, homesickness, longing for home
  • 懐手ふところでwith hands in pockets, idleness
  • 懐抱かいほう抱き締めること。抱擁。 心の中に思っていること。抱懐。 ふところ。bearing in mind (a thought, feeling, etc.), embrace, hug, holding in one's arms

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-13
Four Corner
9403.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4k13.9
Heisig
891
Nelson
1782