Moto 懐: Pocket; Feelings; HeartKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カイ、エ
- Kun'yomi
- ふところ、なつ(かしい)、なつ(かしむ)、なつ(く)、なつ(ける)、なず(ける)、いだ(く)、おも(う)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 99 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カイ・エ)
- 懐疑かいぎdoubt; skepticism
- 懐中電灯かいちゅうでんとう(electric) torch; flashlight
- 懐古かいこreminiscence; nostalgia
- 懐妊かいにんpregnancy; conception
- 懐柔かいじゅうwinning over; placation
- 懐石料理かいせきりょうりtraditional Japanese meal brought in courses
- 述懐じゅっかいspeaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.)
- 久懐きゅうかいlong-cherished hope
- 代理懐胎だいりかいたいsurrogate pregnancy
- 処女懐胎しょじょかいたいvirgin birth (esp. the Virgin Birth of Jesus)
- 卑懐ひかいone's own thought; one's own idea
- 坦懐たんかいlevel emotion; frankness
- 感懐かんかいimpression
- 懐中かいちゅうone's pocket
- 懐中物かいちゅうものpurse; handbag
- 懐中花かいちゅうばなpocket-sized hanafuda; small hanafuda
- 懐中鏡かいちゅうかがみpocket mirror
- 懐中電燈かいちゅうでんとう(electric) torch; flashlight
- 懐剣かいけんdagger
- 懐古厨かいこちゅうnostalgic person; person who prefers the good old days
- 懐古的かいこてきnostalgic; old-fashioned
- 懐古趣味かいこしゅみnostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past
- 懐抱かいほうbearing in mind (a thought, feeling, etc.)
- 懐旧かいきゅうreminiscence; nostalgia
- 懐旧談かいきゅうだんreminiscences; talking about old times
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 懐ふところinside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom
- 懐かしいなつかしいdear (old); fondly-remembered
- 懐かしむなつかしむto yearn for (someone, something); to miss
- 懐刀ふところがたなdagger; stiletto
- 人懐かしいひとなつかしいlonesome for
- 人懐っこいひとなつっこいfriendly; affable
- 内懐うちぶところinside pocket; bosom
- 山懐やまふところheart of a mountain
- 懐いなついdear (old); fondly-remembered
- 懐うおもうto think; to consider
- 懐かしなつかしdear; desired
- 懐かしのメロディなつかしのメロディnostalgic song; golden oldie
- 懐が寂しいふところがさびしいstrapped for cash; hard up
- 懐が寒いふところがさむいstrapped for cash
- 懐が淋しいふところがさびしいstrapped for cash; hard up
- 懐が深いふところがふかいbroad-minded
- 懐が痛むふところがいたむto make a dent in one's purse; to have to pay out of one's own pocket
- 懐くなつくto become attached (to); to take (to)
- 懐けるなつけるto win over; to win another's heart
- 懐こいなつこいamiable; affable
- 懐っこいなつっこいamiable; affable
- 懐にするふところにするto carry in one's pocket; to own
- 懐に入るふところにはいるto get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet
- 懐の深いふところのふかいbroad-minded
- 懐を痛めるふところをいためるto pay out of one's own pocket
- 懐を肥やすふところをこやすto feather one's own nest
- 懐メロなつメロnostalgic song; golden oldie
- 懐具合ふところぐあいone's financial standing
- 懐勘定ふところかんじょうone's financial standing
- 懐工合ふところぐあいone's financial standing
- 懐手ふところでwith hands in pockets; idleness
Other readings
- 懐中時計かいちゅうどけいpocket watch
- 人懐こいひとなつっこいfriendly; affable
- 懐が暖かいふところがあったかいflush with money; having a full purse
- 懐しいゆかしいadmirable; charming
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