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抱 means 'hug'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 584   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-14    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 27    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 47 words   Used in 69 words   Used in 59 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ホウ
Kun
   だく   いだく to hug   かかえる to carry, to hold (an object, a burden)
Additional readings
Name    たば
Notes
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Discover key differences between two verbs written as 抱く. Learn about grudges and sitting on eggs and what connects these things. Read about (not) hugging in Japan, an odd translation of a Beatles song title, bundling products, armfuls of things, caretaking, patience, ambition, and being saddled with work. See how one book title sounds dull in English but erotic in Japanese.
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Components
⿰  扌 (手) hand  包 wrap  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 抱 is used 8 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 抱 is used 62 times, read 4 ways (with 2 variations).
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ホウ : 18 words FIND ALL
ほ う ふ 0
noun
aspiration; ambition; pretension
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ホウ (read as ぼう) : 2 words FIND ALL
し ん ぼ う 1
patience; endurance
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だく : 23 words FIND ALL
だ き あ う 3
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to embrace each other
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かかえる : 13 words FIND ALL
か か え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hold or carry under or in the arms
2. to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.)
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いだく : 5 words FIND ALL
い だ く 1
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to embrace; to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby); to hug
2. to harbour (e.g. grudge); to harbor; to bear; to have (e.g. ambition); to entertain (e.g. hope, suspicion)  (this meaning is restricted to reading いだく)
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かかえる (read as がか) : 1 word FIND ALL
ま る が か え 3
noun
completely financed; sponsored; under patronage
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An additional だ.く less common words include 抱 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1794  Joy o' Kanji : 1794  Key to Kanji: - 

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抱
ホウ   だく    いだく to hug   かかえる to carry, to hold (an object, a burden)   
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包
ホウ   つつむ to wrap   
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勹
wrap
己
コ   キ   おのれ self   
扌
hand
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