| Readings | On-reading | ほう |
| Kun-reading | だく いだく かかえる | |
| Meaning | to hug / to embrace | |
| Radical | 手(扌龵) | |
| Stroke count | ８ | |
| JLPT Level | N2 | |
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Vocabulary contains 「抱」
| Word | Meaning |
| 抱く（だく） | to embrace / to hug |
| 抱える（かかえる） | to hold / to carry |
| 辛抱（しんぼう） | patience |
| 介抱（かいほう） | nursing |
