See also: 懷抱 and 怀抱

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: S
ほう
Grade: S
kan’on
Alternative spelling
懷抱 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(かい)(ほう) (kaihōくわいはう (kwaifau)?

  1. hug, embrace
  2. a thought borne in one's mind
  3. bosom, chest

Verb edit

(かい)(ほう)する (kaihō suruくわいはう (kwaifau)?transitive suru (stem (かい)(ほう) (kaihō shi), past (かい)(ほう)した (kaihō shita))

  1. to hold in arms; to hug each other (especially of a man and a woman)
  2. to bear in one's mind

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References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN