# 抱 — Hug

Frequency rank 644 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 探 (Look For), less common than 焼 (Bake).

- On’yomi: ほう
- Kun’yomi: だ
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

Fingers on the left reach out to wrap around something on the right — your fingers wrapping around someone in a warm, tight hug.

In words:

- 抱く いだく — (sl) to embrace,to hug,to harbour,to entertain
- 抱える かかえる — to hold or carry under or in the arms
- 辛抱 しんぼう — patience;endurance

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