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抱きしめる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	抱だきしめる	抱だきしめない
Polite	抱だきしめます	抱だきしめません
Past polite	抱だきしめました	抱だきしめませんでした
Past	抱だきしめた	抱だきしめなかった
Te-form	抱だきしめて	抱だきしめないで
Desire	抱だきしめたい	抱だきしめたくない
Potential	抱だきしめられるalso 抱だきしめれる	抱だきしめられないalso 抱だきしめれない
Passive	抱だきしめられる	抱だきしめられない
Causative	抱だきしめさせる	抱だきしめさせない
Causative passive	抱だきしめさせられる	抱だきしめさせられない
Volitional	抱だきしめよう
Polite volitional	抱だきしめましょう
Imperative	抱だきしめろ	抱だきしめるな
Conditional	抱だきしめれば	抱だきしめなければ
Tara conditional	抱だきしめたら	抱だきしめなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

hug tightly; embrace; hold close

Expresses a strong, affectionate embrace, often with emotional warmth. Used for people, and sometimes for cherished objects or pets.

久ひさしぶりに会あった友とも達だちを抱だきしめた。
I hugged my friend tightly after not seeing them for a long time.
子こどもは母はは親おやに抱だきしめられて安あん心しんした。
The child felt safe when hugged by their mother.

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Kanji

抱embrace, hug, hold in arms
締tighten, tie, shut

Related words

抱いだくN3
抱きしめる means to hug someone tightly and emotionally, while 抱く (いだく) is a more subdued, literary way of saying someone is held in one's arms.
擁ようする
抱きしめる is the everyday word for hugging someone warmly, while 擁する is a literary, formal term rarely used for physical embraces in modern speech.
抱だくN2
抱く (だく) is a plain, neutral verb for holding someone in one's arms, while 抱きしめる (だきしめる) emphasizes a tighter, more emotional embrace.
抱ほう擁よう
抱きしめる is a common verb meaning to hold someone tightly in one's arms, whereas 抱擁 is a noun/suru-verb with a more formal, literary feel.
ハグ
抱きしめる is a native Japanese verb meaning to hold someone tightly with strong emotion, whereas ハグ describes a lighter, friendlier embrace.

Don't confuse with

握にぎり締しめるN1
抱きしめる means to hug someone tightly with one's arms, while 握り締める means to clench something tightly in one's hand; the similar しめる ending often causes confusion.

Written forms

抱だきしめるUsage80%
Standard common spelling; the しめる part is often written in kana.
抱だき締しめるUsage16%
Alternate spelling using 締める, emphasizing the tightness of the embrace.
だきしめるUsage4%
抱だき締しめるUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not commonly used in modern writing.

Etymology

Compound of 抱き (daki, continuative form of 抱く 'to hold, embrace') + しめる (shimeru, 'to tighten, fasten'). The combination yields the meaning 'to hold tight in an embrace'.