Vocab Info
N4 う-verb
抱く
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
Details
Pitch Accent
だ
く
Novels Top 700
Word Type
う-verb
単語の書類
五段動詞
Examples
寂しいので私の事を強く抱いてください。
I miss you so much, so please hold me tight.
- N4
飼っているニワトリが卵を抱いているようだ。
It appears that the chickens I have are brooding eggs.
- N4
私の4歳の長女はまだ赤ん坊を優しく抱く事が出来ません。
My oldest daughter, who is 4 years old, cannot yet gently hold a baby.
- N4
部長が今年の新入生の一人を抱いたと聞いたけど本当かしら…。
I heard that the director slept with one of this year's new students, but I doubt it's true...
- N3
店内アナウンス「熊の人形を抱いた小さな男の子を見かけましたらお知らせ下さい。」
In-store announcement: 'If you see a little boy with a bear doll in his arms, please let us know.'
- N3
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