懐抱

See also: 懷抱 and 怀抱

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: S
ほう
Grade: S
kan’on
Alternative spelling
懷抱 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(かい)(ほう) (kaihō) くわいはう (kwaifau)?

  1. hug, embrace
  2. a thought borne in one's mind
  3. bosom, chest
    • 14th century, 太平記 (Taiheiki):
      同じく父母の懐抱を出て浮沈を共にし

Verb

(かい)(ほう)する (kaihō suru) くわいはう (kwaifau)?transitive suru (stem (かい)(ほう) (kaihō shi), past (かい)(ほう)した (kaihō shita))

  1. to hold in arms; to hug each other (especially of a man and a woman)
  2. to bear in one's mind

Conjugation

Synonyms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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