A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 8 strokes

Embrace ; Hug ; Hold In Arms

Readings on: ホウ
Kun readings: だ.く・いだ.く・かか.える

抱くだく — Take in arms

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 抱擁ほうよう — hug Source
• 辛抱しんぼう — endurance; patience Source
• 抱負ほうふ — ambition; aspiration Source
• 介抱かいほう — keep (a sick person, a child); care; watch Source