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The kanji 懐: meaning, readings and stroke order
懐
- Meaning
- nostalgic, bosom
- On reading
- カイ kai
- Kun reading
- ふところ futokoro、なつ（かしい） natsukashii、なつ（かしむ） natsukashimu、なつ（く） natsuku、なつ（ける） natsukeru
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 心 heart
- Level
- Level 9 · senior high school
- Old form
- 懷
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- nhớ nhung, ngực áo (hoài)
- Japanese
- なつかしい。ふところ。
- Korean
- 그립다, 품 (회)
- Chinese
- 怀念、怀里 (怀)
Readings, words and example sentences
カイ kai · on reading · less common
懐中電灯
flashlight
懐中電灯を 持って 出ます。
I take a flashlight with me when I go out.
ふところ futokoro · kun reading · less common
懐
inside the front of one's clothes
懐に 手紙を 入れます。
He tucks the letter inside the front of his clothes.
なつ（かしい） natsukashii · kun reading
懐かしい
dear, bringing back memories
懐かしい 写真が 出て きました。
I found an old photo that brings back memories.
なつ（かしむ） natsukashimu · kun reading · less common
懐かしむ
to remember fondly
むかしを 懐かしみます。
I think fondly of the old days.
なつ（く） natsuku · kun reading · less common
懐く
to become friendly with, to warm up to
犬が すぐに 懐きます。
Dogs quickly warm up to people.
なつ（ける） natsukeru · kun reading · less common
懐ける
to win over, to tame
えさで 鳥を 懐けます。
People use food to tame birds.
Practise writing 懐 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 懐 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 9 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.