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抱

抱 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. だく、いだく、かかえる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「手」+音符「包」。「だく」を意味する漢語｛抱｝を表す字。もと「包」が｛抱｝を表す字であったが、手偏を加えた。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

embrace, hug, hold in arms

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ホウJHS
Kun (native)
  • だ(く)JHS
  • いだ(く)JHS
  • かか(える)JHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • たば
Other languages
  • 拼音bao4
  • 한글po
  • Hán-ViệtBão

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

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
手(て)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+62B1

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰扌包

Words using this kanji

  • 抱えるかかえる「かかえる」の漢字表記。to hold in one's arms, to carry in one's arms, to carry under one's arm, to hold (one's head) in one's hands
  • 抱負ほうふ心の内に抱いている、決意や目標。aspiration, ambition, plan, hopes
  • 抱えかかえarmful, employee
  • 抱き合うだきあうto embrace each other
  • 抱擁ほうよう（親しみや愛情を持って）だきかかえること。embrace, hug, holding in one's arms
  • 抱くいだくto hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby), to embrace, to hug, to have (a thought or feeling)
  • 抱くだくto hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby), to embrace, to hug, to have sex with
  • 抱っこだっこ「だっこ」を参照。carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.), holding, up!, carry me
  • 抱え込むかかえこむto hold a thing in one's arms, to carry in one's arms, to embrace (e.g. a baby), to take upon oneself
  • 抱き上げるだきあげるto hold up in one's arms
  • 抱き込むだきこむto hold in one's arms, to bring over a person to one's side, to involve
  • 抱きしめるだきしめるto hug (someone) tight, to embrace, to give (someone) a tight hug, to cuddle
  • 抱腹ほうふくconvulsions of laughter
  • 抱懐ほうかい心の中にある考えを抱くこと。harboring, harbouring, cherishing, entertaining
  • 抱卵ほうらん親鳥が卵を抱えて温めること。incubation
  • 抱瓶だちびんportable ceramic sake jug (from Okinawa)
  • 抱囲ほういholding something with both hands
  • 抱身だきみbreast meat (poultry, esp. duck)
  • 抱水ほうすいhydrate
  • 抱合ほうごう抱き合うこと。抱き合わせること。 肝臓などでの解毒作用の一つ。有毒な物質が他の物質と結合して無毒化されること。 名詞と動詞の複合によって新たな動詞語幹を造る形態論的プロセス。conjugation, incorporation, embrace

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-5
Four Corner
5701.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3c5.15
Heisig
697
Nelson
1883