抱く

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun’yomi

From idaku.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Verb

抱く (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana だく, rōmaji daku)

  1. embrace, hug, hold in one's arms
  2. (sexuality) sleep with
     ()いてね。
    Daite ne.
    Hold me.
  3. sit on eggs
Conjugation
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
いだ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

From udaku.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

抱く (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana いだく, rōmaji idaku)

  1. (literary) embrace, hug, hold in one's arms
  2. harbor some feeling about, entertain a thought about, such as suspicion
     () (まん) (いだ)
    fuman o idaku
    to harbor dissatisfaction
  3. protect
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
うだ
Grade: S
Irregular

From mudaku.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝda̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

抱く (transitive, yodan conjugation, hiragana うだく, rōmaji udaku)

  1. (obsolete) hug, embrace

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
むだ
Grade: S
Irregular

Possibly from (mu, body) + 綰く (taku, to do an action using one's hands).[2]

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝda̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

抱く (transitive, yodan conjugation, hiragana むだく, rōmaji mudaku)

  1. (obsolete) hug, embrace

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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