抱
抱: hold
hold; hug; embrace
8 strokesSecondary · Stage 1 (about 4級)in 20 words here
Readings
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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".
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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
母は泣いている赤ちゃんを抱いて、やさしく歌った。
Mother held the crying baby and sang gently.
両手に大きな荷物を抱えて、駅まで歩いた。
Carrying a big load in both arms, I walked to the station.
新年の抱負を、家族の前で発表した。
I announced my New Year's resolution in front of my family.