抱
だ.く
daku
JLPT N38 strokesKanjiLevel 40 - JLPT N3
Quick answer
抱 is the kanji for "Hug / Embrace / Hold In Arms". A common reading is だ.く (daku). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Hug / Embrace / Hold In Arms
Also : Hug · Embrace · Hold In Arms
Readings
kunだ.く/ dakukunいだ.く/ idakukunかか.える/ kakaeruonほう/ hou
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
The kanji 抱 represents 'EMBRACE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of embrace.
Reading ·
On-reading: ほう — remember this sound by associating it with embrace. Kun-reading: だ.く.
Example Sentences
子供を優しく抱きしめました。
こどもをやさしくだきしめました。
I gently hugged the child.
大きな問題を抱えています。
おおきなもんだいをかかえています。
I'm holding a big problem.
Vocabulary using 抱
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