Word Meaning 抱懐

ほうかい houkai

抱懐 is read as ほうかい (houkai) and means harboring.

Meaning

English

harboring
harbouring
cherishing
entertaining

Reading

Kana

ほうかい

Romaji

houkai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 133843 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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懐抱

かいぼう

bearing in mind (a thought, feeling, etc.)

抱擁

ほうよう

embrace

抱き締める

だきしめる

to hug someone close

抱一派

ほういつは

Sakai Houitsu school

懐

ふところ

space between one's chest and outstretched arms

述懐

じゅっかい

speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.)

自然の懐

しぜんのふところ

bosom of Nature

本懐

ほんかい

one's long-cherished desire

内懐

うちぶところ

inside pocket

山懐

やまふところ

heart of a mountain

所懐

しょかい

one's opinion

感懐

かんかい

impression