Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1493 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast, pocket

Kunyomi: ふところ なつ.かしい なつ.かしむ なつ.く なつ.ける なず.ける いだ.く おも.う

Onyomi: カイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: heart

Examples

Onyomi Examples

カイギ doubt, skepticism, scepticism, disbelief

カイコ reminiscence, nostalgia, thinking fondly of the past, recalling the old days

ジュッカイ speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.), relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.), recollection, reminiscence

ツイカイ recollection, remembrance, reminiscence

Kunyomi Examples

ふところ inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono), bosom, (breast) pocket, space between one's chest and outstretched arms, (one's) reach, heart (e.g. of a mountain), bosom (e.g. of nature), depths, inner part, mind, heart, inner thoughts, money (one is carrying), purse, pocketbook

ふところがたな dagger, stiletto, confidant, right-hand man

苦しい くるしいふところ tight budget

たにぶところ valley in a deep mountain

かしい なつかしい dear (old), fondly-remembered, beloved, missed, nostalgic

かしむ なつかしむ to yearn for (someone, something), to miss

なつく to become attached (to), to take (to), to become affectionate (with), to be tamed

ける なつける to win over, to win another's heart

抱く いだく to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby), to embrace, to hug, to have (a thought or feeling), to hold, to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.), to harbor, to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.), to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.), to cherish (e.g. an ambition)

思う おもう to think, to consider, to believe, to reckon, to think (of doing), to plan (to do), to judge, to assess, to regard, to imagine, to suppose, to dream, to expect, to look forward to, to feel, to be (in a state of mind), to desire, to want, to recall, to remember