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抱: hold

hold; hug; embrace
8 strokesSecondary · Stage 1 (about 4級)in 20 words here

Readings

On
ホウ
Kun
だく・いだく・かかえる

抱く(だく) "hug"; 抱く(いだく) "harbor (a feeling)"; 抱える(かかえる) "hold in the arms". ほう in 抱負(ほうふ) "ambition", 介抱(かいほう); ぼう in 辛抱(しんぼう) "patience".

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Key words

抱くだくto hold in one's arms
抱えるかかえるto hold; to have (a problem)
抱負ほうふaspiration; resolution
介抱かいほうnursing; tending
辛抱しんぼうpatience

Example sentences

Mother held the crying baby and sang gently.

Carrying a big load in both arms, I walked to the station.

I announced my New Year's resolution in front of my family.

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