Lingaku抱く【だく】
Frequency rank: 754.
- to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug
- to have sex with; to make love to; to sleep with
- to sit on (eggs); to brood
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 抱く【だく】Frequency rank: 754.
- だくFrequency rank: 42,321. – 43,060.
Generated word frames (experimental)
[Person] holds [Object] in their arms
[Person] harbors [Emotion]
[Person] holds [Animal] in their arms
[Person] embraces [Situation]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug
- to have sex with; to make love to; to sleep with
- to sit on (eggs); to brood
This meaning of "抱く" is used when talking about holding someone or something in your arms, such as a baby, or embracing and hugging someone.
I hugged her because she was sad.
This meaning is a euphemism for sexual activity.
This meaning refers to the act of a bird sitting on its eggs to keep them warm until they hatch.
Generated collocations (experimental)
いだく抱くきごう(だくきごう)to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hugあかちゃん赤ちゃんをいだく抱くto hold a baby in one's armsこいびと恋人をいだく抱くto hug a partnerおもい思いをいだく抱くto embrace feelingsたまご卵をいだく抱くto sit on eggsいだく抱くことがあるto have a sexual encounterだきしめる抱きしめるto hug tightlyあい愛をいだく抱くto embrace loveいだく抱くゆめ夢to have aspirations or dreams
Generated related terms (experimental)
いだく抱く【だく】
To hold in one's arms, typically referring to embracing someone closely.
He is holding the baby.
だきしめる抱きしめる【だきしめる】
To hug tightly or embrace someone, often conveying warmth and affection.
She hugged her friend tightly.
ほうふ抱負【ほうふ】
A resolution or ambition, referring to aspirations one holds for the future.
ほうよう抱擁【ほうよう】
A warm embrace or hug, often used in a more formal or poetic context.
かかえる抱える【かかえる】
To carry or hold something, often referring to problems or burdens one is dealing with.
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