Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N3
871 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: embrace, hug, hold in arms
Kunyomi: だ.く いだ.く かか.える
Onyomi: ホウ
Composition: 扌 包
Radical: 手
Reading: てへん
Meaning: hand
Strokes: 3
抱負（ほうふ） aspiration, ambition
抱腹絶倒（ほうふくぜっとう） side-splittingly funny
辛抱する（しんぼうする） be patient, persevere
抱擁する（ほうようする） embrace, hug
介抱する（かいほうする） nurse, look after
抱く（だく） embrace, hug
抱っこする（だっこする） carry (a baby) in one's arms
抱く（いだく） entertain, cherish, harbor, hold
抱える（かかえる） hold/carry under, or in the arms
抱負 （ホウフ） aspiration, ambition, plan, hopes, wishes
抱擁 （ホウヨウ） embrace, hug, holding in one's arms
懐抱 （カイホウ） bearing in mind (a thought, feeling, etc.), embrace, hug, holding in one's arms, bosom, (breast) pocket
合抱 （ゴウホウ） armful
抱く （だく） to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby), to embrace, to hug, to have sex with, to make love to, to sleep with, to sit on (eggs), to brood
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)
抱える （かかえる） to hold in one's arms, to carry in one's arms, to carry under one's arm, to hold (one's head) in one's hands, to have (problems, debts, etc.), to take on (a responsibility), to be burdened with (e.g. care of a family member), to have (children, etc.) to provide for, to employ, to have (on one's staff), to hire
Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N3
871 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: embrace, hug, hold in arms
Kunyomi: だ.く いだ.く かか.える
Onyomi: ホウ
Composition: 扌 包
Radical: 手
Reading: てへん
Meaning: hand
Strokes: 3
抱負（ほうふ） aspiration, ambition
抱腹絶倒（ほうふくぜっとう） side-splittingly funny
辛抱する（しんぼうする） be patient, persevere
抱擁する（ほうようする） embrace, hug
介抱する（かいほうする） nurse, look after
抱く（だく） embrace, hug
抱っこする（だっこする） carry (a baby) in one's arms
抱く（いだく） entertain, cherish, harbor, hold
抱える（かかえる） hold/carry under, or in the arms
抱負 （ホウフ） aspiration, ambition, plan, hopes, wishes
抱擁 （ホウヨウ） embrace, hug, holding in one's arms
懐抱 （カイホウ） bearing in mind (a thought, feeling, etc.), embrace, hug, holding in one's arms, bosom, (breast) pocket
合抱 （ゴウホウ） armful
抱く （だく） to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby), to embrace, to hug, to have sex with, to make love to, to sleep with, to sit on (eggs), to brood
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)
抱える （かかえる） to hold in one's arms, to carry in one's arms, to carry under one's arm, to hold (one's head) in one's hands, to have (problems, debts, etc.), to take on (a responsibility), to be burdened with (e.g. care of a family member), to have (children, etc.) to provide for, to employ, to have (on one's staff), to hire