Moto 抱: Embrace; Hug; Hold In ArmsKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ホウ
- Kun'yomi
- だ(く)、いだ(く)、かか(える)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 110 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ホウ)
- 抱負ほうふaspiration; ambition
- 抱擁ほうようembrace; hug
- 辛抱しんぼうpatience; endurance
- 辛抱強いしんぼうづよいpatient; persevering
- 介抱かいほうnursing; looking after
- 合抱ごうほうarmful
- 名詞抱合めいしほうごうnoun incorporation
- 懐抱かいほうbearing in mind (a thought, feeling, etc.)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 抱えるかかえるto hold or carry under or in the arms
- 抱えかかえarmful
- 丸抱えまるがかえcompletely financed; sponsored
- 抱え込むかかえこむto hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms
- 抱き上げるだきあげるto hold up in one's arms
- 抱き合うだきあうto embrace each other
- 抱き締めるだきしめるto hug someone close; to hold someone tight
- 抱き込むだきこむto hold in one's arms
- 抱くいだくto hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace
- 抱っこだっこhug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
- おんぶに抱っこおんぶにだっこcompletely relying on others
- お姫さま抱っこおひめさまだっこcarrying a person in one's arms; princess carry
- お姫様抱っこおひめさまだっこcarrying a person in one's arms; princess carry
- お抱えおかかえpersonal (employee); employed
- かき抱くかきいだくto hug; to clasp to one's breast
- ひと抱えひとかかえarmful; bundle
- 一抱えひとかかえarmful; bundle
- 召し抱えめしかかえmercenary troops
- 召し抱えるめしかかえるto employ; to engage
- 子供を抱くこどもをだくto hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child
- 少年よ大志を抱けしょうねんよたいしをいだけboys, be ambitious
- 引っ抱えるひっかかえるto hold tightly; to hold firmly
- 御姫様抱っこおひめさまだっこcarrying a person in one's arms; princess carry
- 御抱えおかかえpersonal (employee); employed
- 悩みを抱えるなやみをかかえるto have troubles; to have concerns
- 抱えあげるかかえあげるto gather up into one's arms; to lift
- 抱えこむかかえこむto hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms
- 抱え上げるかかえあげるto gather up into one's arms; to lift
- 抱え主かかえぬしemployer (esp. of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); master
- 抱え手かかえてemployer (esp. of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); master
- 抱きかかえるだきかかえるto hold; to carry
- 抱きしめるだきしめるto hug someone close; to hold someone tight
- 抱きすくめるだきすくめるto hug tight; to grasp firmly
- 抱きつくだきつくto cling to; to embrace
- 抱きとめるだきとめるto hold a person back; to restrain
- 抱きよせるだきよせるto embrace
- 抱き下ろすだきおろすto lift down; to carry down in one's arms
- 抱き人形だきにんぎょうcuddly doll; hug-me doll
- 抱き付くだきつくto cling to; to embrace
- 抱き合わせだきあわせtie-in; package deal
- 抱き合わせるだきあわせるto cause to embrace; to combine
- 抱き合わせ増資だきあわせぞうしbonus stock issue; rights stock issue
- 抱き合わせ販売だきあわせはんばいtie-in sale; product bundle
- 抱き寄せるだきよせるto embrace
- 抱き寝だきねsleeping while embracing another
- 抱き抱えるだきかかえるto hold; to carry
- 抱き枕だきまくらbody pillow; hug pillow
- 抱き止めるだきとめるto hold a person back; to restrain
Other readings
- 少年よ、大志を抱けしょうねんよたいしをいだけboys, be ambitious
- 抱き合せだきあわせtie-in; package deal
- 抱き合せるだきあわせるto cause to embrace; to combine
- 抱き合せ販売だきあわせはんばいtie-in sale; product bundle
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