Kanji
N3 8 strokes Grade 8 freq #871

embrace, hug, hold in arms

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

hand te

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

aspiration; ambition
patience; endurance
embrace; hug

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms
armful
completely financed; sponsored
to embrace each other
patient; persevering
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms
to hold up in one's arms
to hold in one's arms
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding

Example sentences

He held a package under his arm.

He did not know what to do, and held his head in his hands.

A burden is light on another's shoulders.

Be patient and persistent. These things take time.