# 懐 — Nostalgia

Frequency rank 1216 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 招 (Beckon), less common than 緩 (Loose).

- On’yomi: かい
- Kun’yomi: なつ、ふところ
- Radical: 心 Heart (Kangxi 61)
- Frequency path: Level X of XX

A heart on the left remembers clothes and an eye on the right -- your heart sees old clothes through the eye of memory, filling you with nostalgia.

In words:

- 懐く なつく — to become emotionally attached
- 懐かしい なつかしい — dear,desired,missed

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