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抱きしめる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
だきしめる
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 54,197 which gives a rank of 23,908
だきしめる is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 84,000 (about 2,750,000 results)
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Example sentences:
ベルやじゅうつよくだきしめましたおねがい
ひら
けて
あなたいなくなるなんてたえられないあなたあいしている
Belle hugged the Beast tightly. 'Please, open your eyes. I couldn't stand it if you weren't here. I love you.'
かのじょ
彼女
あか
ぼう
りょう
うで
きしめた

She folded the baby in her arms.
ははおや
母親
あか
ぼう
りょう
うで
きしめた

The mother folded her baby in her arms.
抱きしめる
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Reading : だきしめる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 89,000 (about 2,590,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 11929
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抱き締める
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Reading : だきしめる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 189,000 (about 346,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 47 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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抱締める
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Reading : だきしめる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 170,000 (about 440,000 results)
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ホウ   だ    いだ to hug   かかえる to carry, to hold (an object, a burden)   
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ホウ   つつ to wrap   
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wrap
コ   キ   おのれ self   
hand
テイ   しめる to close; to fasten   しまる to be closed   
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テイ    sovereign   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
cover; covered   
キン   turban; cloth
シ   いと thread   
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