The kanji 擁: meaning, readings and stroke order

擁

Meaning: embrace, protect
On reading: ヨウ you
Kun reading: —
Strokes: 16
Radical: 手 hand
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: ôm, bảo vệ (ủng)
Japanese: だきかかえる。まもる。
Korean: 껴안다, 지키다 (옹)
Chinese: 拥抱、拥护 (拥)

Readings, words and example sentences

ヨウ you · on reading · less common

擁よう護ご
defending, standing up for
人権を 擁よう護ごします。
People stand up for human rights.

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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.