Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 抱

抱

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Meaning

 embrace, hug, cuddle

Pronunciation

 HŌ
daku, idaku, kakaeru

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: to wrap 包 (The wrap 勹 itself 己 makes it to be wrapped.)

Mnemonic

Your hands wrapped me when embracing me.

Radicals

扌 hand(Several characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌, 手, ヨ)
包 pack, wrap, envelop(Wrap 勹 it yourself 己, and it is well packed.)
勹 wrap
己 I, myself
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Vocabulary

介抱 かいほう nursing, looking after
抱える かかえる to hold or carry under or in the arms
抱く いだく (sl) to embrace, to hug, to harbour, to entertain, `to sleep with'
抱く だく (sl) to embrace, to hug, to harbour, to entertain, `to sleep with'
抱っこ だっこ (child's) hug
辛抱 しんぼう patience/endurance

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