The kanji 抱: meaning, readings and stroke order

抱

Meaning: hug, hold
On reading: ホウ hou
Kun reading: だ（く） daku、いだ（く） idaku、かか（える） kakaeru
Strokes: 8
Radical: 手 hand
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: ôm, ấp ủ (bão)
Japanese: だく。こころにもつ。
Korean: 안다, 품다 (포)
Chinese: 抱、怀有

Readings, words and example sentences

ホウ hou · on reading · less common

抱ほう負ふ
plans and hopes, resolution
新年の 抱ほう負ふを話します。
I talk about my New Year's resolution.

だ（く） daku · kun reading

抱だく
to hold (in one's arms)
赤ちゃんをそっと 抱だきます。
I gently hold the baby.

いだ（く） idaku · kun reading · less common

抱いだく
to hold (a dream, a feeling)
大きな夢を 抱いだいて います。
I have a big dream.

かか（える） kakaeru · kun reading

抱かかえる
to carry in one's arms, to have (a problem)
大きな箱を両手で 抱かかえます。
I carry a big box in both arms.

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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.