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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, エ

Composition: 忄 十 罒 衣

懐

Radical

Radical: 心

Meaning: heart

Reading: こころ

Frequency: 1,115

Alternative forms:

忄(alt radical position hen)

心

Examples

Onyomi Examples

懐疑 (カイギ) doubt, skepticism, scepticism, disbelief

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

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

追懐 (ツイカイ) recollection, remembrance, reminiscence

Kunyomi Examples

懐 (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

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

苦しい懐 (くるしいふところ) tight budget

谷懐 (たにぶところ) valley in a deep mountain

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

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

懐く (なつく) to become attached (to), to take (to), to become affectionate (with), to be tamed, to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally), to become intimate (with)

懐ける (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 care (deeply) for, to yearn for, to worry about, to love, to recall, to remember

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