抱
- On
- ほう
- Kun
- だ.く;いだ.く;かか.える
- Stroke count
- 8
・embrace
・hug
・hold in arms
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “抱く”
抱く
いだく
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug
Example sentence
That child felt secure in his mother's arms.
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