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抱く is an exact match with one form of the following word:
抱く
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Readings : いだく    だく    うだく   
抱く can be read in 3 ways: いだく (60%), だく (30%), うだく (10%).
'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)
3. to have sex with; to make love to; to sleep with  (this meaning is restricted to reading だく)
4. to sit on eggs  (this meaning is restricted to reading だく)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 113,248 which gives a rank of 3,453
抱く is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 40,000 (about 13,600,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3104 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2091
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かのじょ
彼女
かれ
まちが
間違
った
いんしょう
印象
いた

She got a false impression of him.
いだい
偉大
さっか
作家
たち
だれ
でも
えいご
英語
かんしん
関心
いていた
よう
Every great writer seems to have been interested in English.
その
こども
子供
ははおや
母親
うで
なか
いだ
かれて
あんしん
安心
した

That child felt secure in his mother's arms.
だく
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 71,000 (about 4,500,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 16955
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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いだく
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 194,000 (about 309,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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懐く
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Readings : いだく    うだく   
懐く can be read in 2 ways: いだく (90%), うだく (10%).
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 128,000 (about 858,000 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
カイ   なつかしむ to look back nostalgically   なつかしい nostalgic   なつける to win over, to endear   なつ to get attached to   ふところ bosom; purse; pocket   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
net
イ   ころも clothes   
heart
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