Entry
  1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

    to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace

    彼女を胸に抱き寄せて、額に口付けをした。
    I clutched her to my chest, and kissed her on her forehead.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

embrace, hug, hold in arms

Kun
だ.くいだ.くかか.える
On
ホウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
871 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 37

Built from

Used in names as

たば

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3c5.15The Kanji Dictionary
5701.2Four corner code
1356deroo
62b1Unicode hex code
1-42-90JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1883Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2125New Nelson (John Haig)
306New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
363Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
227Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
271Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
645Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
697Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1229A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
584Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1633Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11917PMorohashi
1794A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1285Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1359Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
562Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1186Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1012Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
883Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
652Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bao4Pinyin reading
poKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
37WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward

Kun
よ.る-よ.りよ.せる
On
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
673 of 2500
Radical
roof
WaniKani
Level 29

Built from

Used in names as

よせよりよろ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-8SKIP code
3m8.8The Kanji Dictionary
3062.1Four corner code
749deroo
5bc4Unicode hex code
1-20-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1318Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1345New Nelson (John Haig)
2291New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2856Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1473Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1983Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
192Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
204Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
545A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1525Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
692Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7203Morohashi
642A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1361Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1445Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
576sakade
471Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
671henshall3
727Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1120Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
486Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
196Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji4Pinyin reading
giKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
29WaniKani level