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KanjiN3Secondary school · 中学8 strokesRadical 手

抱 · embrace, hug

抱 is a kanji meaning embrace, hug, hold in arms. It has 8 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ホウhō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • だくdaku
  • いだくidaku
  • かかえるkakaeru

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 抱 · 6 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 抱
WordReadingMeaningLevel
抱くいだくto hold (v.t.) (written expression), to embrace, to harborN3
抱えるかかえるto hold or carry under or in the armsN3
抱くだくto embrace, to hugN3
介抱かいほうnursing, looking afterN1
辛抱しんぼうpatience, enduranceN1
抱っこだっこ(child's) hugN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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