抱く | Japanese meaning

抱く【いだく】

Frequency rank: 754.

Alsoく【いだく】いだく

Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hugformal or literary termsee also 抱く【だく】

This meaning refers to physically holding someone or something in your arms for affection or comfort.

She is holding a baby in her arms.

to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)

This meaning is about holding thoughts, feelings, suspicions, doubts, grudges, hopes, illusions, ambitions, etc., in one's mind or heart.

He harbors doubt.

Example sentences114 results

I clutched her to my chest, and kissed her on her forehead.

Tatoeba

There was bad blood between the two families in "Romeo and Juliet".

Tatoeba

抱く【いだく】

Frequency rank: 754.

Alsoく【いだく】いだく

Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hugformal or literary termsee also 抱く【だく】

This meaning refers to physically holding someone or something in your arms for affection or comfort.

She is holding a baby in her arms.

to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)

This meaning is about holding thoughts, feelings, suspicions, doubts, grudges, hopes, illusions, ambitions, etc., in one's mind or heart.

He harbors doubt.

Example sentences114 results

I clutched her to my chest, and kissed her on her forehead.

Tatoeba

There was bad blood between the two families in "Romeo and Juliet".

Tatoeba

抱

N3常用

意embrace; hug; hold in arms

訓だ.く、いだ.く、かか.える

音ホウ

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N1常用

意feelings; heart; yearn; miss someone; become attached to; bosom; breast; pocket

訓ふところ、なつ.かしい、なつ.かしむ、なつ.く、なつ.ける、なず.ける、いだ.く、おも.う

音カイ、エ

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抱く【いだく】

Frequency rank: 754.

Alsoく【いだく】いだく

Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hugformal or literary termsee also 抱く【だく】

This meaning refers to physically holding someone or something in your arms for affection or comfort.

She is holding a baby in her arms.

to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)

This meaning is about holding thoughts, feelings, suspicions, doubts, grudges, hopes, illusions, ambitions, etc., in one's mind or heart.

He harbors doubt.

Example sentences114 results

I clutched her to my chest, and kissed her on her forehead.

Tatoeba

There was bad blood between the two families in "Romeo and Juliet".

Tatoeba

抱く【いだく】

Frequency rank: 754.

Alsoく【いだく】いだく

Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hugformal or literary termsee also 抱く【だく】

This meaning refers to physically holding someone or something in your arms for affection or comfort.

She is holding a baby in her arms.

to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)