抱 is the Japanese kanji for embrace, hug, hold in arms. It is written with 8 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is だ.く、いだ.く、かか.える and its on reading is ホウ.
Stroke order
Words with 抱
- 抱えるto hold in one's arms, to carry in one's arms, to carry under one's arm
- 抱くto hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby), to embrace, to hug
- 抱えarmful
- 抱負aspiration, ambition, plan
- 辛抱patience, endurance, perseverance
- 丸抱えcompletely financed, sponsored, under patronage
Practice 抱 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.