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Kanji 抱: meaning "embrace, hold", readings, stroke order

The kanji 抱 means "embrace, hold". On'yomi: ホウ; kun'yomi: だく、いだく、かかえる. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
embrace, hold
On'yomi
ホウ
Kun'yomi
だくいだくかかえる
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 抱

  • 抱く いだく — to hold (v.t.) (written expression), to embrace, to harbor
  • 抱える かかえる — to hold or carry under or in the arms
  • 抱く だく — to embrace, to hug
  • 介抱 かいほう — nursing, looking after
  • 辛抱 しんぼう — patience, endurance
  • 抱っこ だっこ — (child's) hug

Stroke order · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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