語感 Dictionary

抱く

いだく· also だく、うだく

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling)

JLPT N3 Common word Intermediate Japanese L8 Also written 懐く、擁く

Meanings

  1. Godan verb (-ku), Transitive

    to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hugFormal
  2. 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)
  3. to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug
  4. to have sex with; to make love to; to sleep with
  5. to sit on (eggs); to brood
Rare and archaic meanings (1)

  1. Yodan verb with 'ku' ending (archaic), Transitive

    to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hugArchaic

Forms

PlainPolite
Present抱くいだく抱きますいだきます
Negative抱かないいだかない抱きませんいだきません
Past抱いたいだいた抱きましたいだきました
Past negative抱かなかったいだかなかった抱きませんでしたいだきませんでした
Te-form抱いていだいて
Potential抱けるいだける
Passive抱かれるいだかれる
Causative抱かせるいだかせる
Volitional抱こういだこう
Imperative抱けいだけ
Conditional (ば)抱けばいだけば
Conditional (たら)抱いたらいだいたら

Example sentences

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