懐

Meaning

懐 centers on the inner emotional space of a person: the heart, feelings, and the act of holding something dear. The physical senses of bosom, breast, and pocket are concrete extensions of that same idea of an intimate inner container.

• 懐かしいなつかしい
  N3

  dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

• 懐ふところ
  N1

  inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; (breast) pocket

• 懐疑かいぎ
  N1

  doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief

• 懐くなつく
  N1

  to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)

• 懐中かいちゅう

  one's pocket

• 懐古かいこ

  reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days

• 懐柔かいじゅう

  winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

• 人懐っこいひとなつっこい
  N3

  friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people

• 懐中時計かいちゅうどけい

  pocket watch

• 懐かしむなつかしむ

  to yearn for (someone, something); to miss

• 本懐ほんかい

  one's long-cherished desire

• 懐こいなつこい

  amiable; affable; likable

• 懐妊かいにん

  pregnancy; conception

• 懐石かいせき

  kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses

• 懐メロなつメロ

  nostalgic song; golden oldie

• 懐胎かいたい

  conception; becoming pregnant; pregnancy

• 懐かしなつかし

  dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic

• 述懐じゅっかい

  speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence

• 懐紙かいし

  paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony)

• 懐中電灯かいちゅうでんとう

  (electric) torch; flashlight

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