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抱える (かかえる): to hold or carry under or in the arms — Japanese vocabulary

抱える is read かかえる and means "to hold or carry under or in the arms". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

抱える

Reading
かかえる · kakaeru
Translation
to hold or carry under or in the arms
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
かかえるが

Example

医者は困難な問題を抱えています。

いしゃはこんなんなもんだいをかかえています。

Doctors have a difficult problem.

Kanji in this word

  • 抱 — embrace, hold

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