What is the Kanji for "Embrace", "Hold", and "Hug"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Embrace", "Hold", and "Hug", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Embrace", "Hold", and "Hug" is "抱".

This kanji has 4 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Da", "Kaka", and "Ida".

Its onyomi reading is "Hou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "扌" means "Hand" . And The kanji "包" means "Wrap" and can be read as "Hou" and "Tsutsu".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "抱" mean in japanese?

"抱" means "Embrace", "Hold", and "Hug".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

抱く: "Hold" or "Embrace". The Japanese verb '抱く (いだく)' has two main meanings: 'to hold' and 'to embrace'. It is typically used to describe the act of holding someone or something in one's arms. This verb can be used in both a literal and figurative sense, such as embracing a loved one or holding a baby. For example: He embraced her tightly - (彼女を強く抱いた). I held the baby in my arms - (赤ちゃんを腕に抱いた).

抱える: "Hold" or "Carry". The Japanese verb '抱える (かかえる)' has two primary meanings: 'to hold' and 'to carry'. It is used to describe the action of holding or carrying an object, often with both hands. This verb can be used for physical objects as well as more abstract concepts that one has to deal with or manage. For example: I have to hold this heavy box - (この重い箱を抱えなければならない). The company is carrying a lot of debt - (その会社は多額の負債を抱えている).

抱き締める: "Embrace". The verb '抱き締める (だきしめる)' means 'to embrace'. It describes the action of tightly holding someone or something in your arms. This verb can be used to express feelings of affection, care, or protection. For example: She embraced her daughter tightly - (彼女は娘を強く抱き締めた). I want to embrace you right now - (今すぐにあなたを抱き締めたい).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "だ" is read as "da". The hiragana "ほ" is read as "ho". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". And The hiragana "い" is read as "i".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.