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抱
On'yomi
ホウ
HOU
Kun'yomi
だ.く・いだ.く・かか.える
daku / idaku / kakaeru
embrace · hug · hold in arms
dynamic
Details
Strokes8
Frequency#871
Radical手hand(4)
Stroke Order
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Strokes8
Component Breakdown
抱=
扌包
hand + 包
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of hand and wrap. Embracing with hand.
Symbolism
Embrace, hug, aspiration. Represents embracing.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Good old days
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
抱腹絶倒
ほうふくぜっとう
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter; laughing oneself into convulsions