抱

Embrace

Also: Hug, Hold In Arms

On'yomi

  • ほう hou

Kun'yomi

  • だ da
  • いだ(く) idaku
  • かか(える) kakaeru
Stroke count
8
Radical
手 hand · Kangxi radical 64
JLPT level
N3
School grade
Secondary school

抱 has 8 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 手 (hand), number 64. Hashidari places it at JLPT N3. Japanese students learn it in junior high and high school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N3 kanji list · Secondary school kanji list (jōyō kanji after grade 6) · All kanji