抱く (だく, daku) Japanese meaning: hold in one's arms | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000抱く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 抱く | 抱かない |
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| Polite | 抱きます | 抱きません |
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| Past polite | 抱きました | 抱きませんでした |
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| Past | 抱いた | 抱かなかった |
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| Te-form | 抱いて | 抱かないで |
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| Desire | 抱きたい | 抱きたくない |
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| Potential | 抱ける | 抱けない |
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| Passive | 抱かれる | 抱かれない |
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| Causative | 抱かせる | 抱かせない |
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| Causative passive | 抱かせられるalso 抱かされる | 抱かせられないalso 抱かされない |
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| Volitional | 抱こう | |
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| Polite volitional | 抱きましょう | |
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| Imperative | 抱け | 抱くな |
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| Conditional | 抱けば | 抱かなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 抱いたら | 抱かなかったら |
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The mother gently held the baby in her arms.
He held his lover tightly.
Usage patterns
〈人〉を抱くto hold/embrace someone in one's arms
The mother gently held her baby in her arms.
卵を抱く(of a bird) to sit on and brood over eggs
The mother bird sat still, brooding over her eggs.
〈相手〉を抱くto sleep with someone (euphemistic)
That night, he slept with her.
〈人〉を抱いて眠るto sleep while holding someone in one's arms
He fell asleep holding his child in his arms.
Expressions
肩を抱くhug someone around the shoulders; put one's arm around someone's shoulders 膝を抱くhug one's knees; sit with knees drawn up · beg; plead on one's knees
lift up in one's arms; pick up and hold
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sleeping while embracing someone; cuddling in sleep
body pillow; hug pillow
lapdog
habit of wanting to be held (of a baby)
bamboo wife; Dutch wife
carrying horizontally in one's arms; cradling
ishidaki; Edo-period torture using stone slabs
holding upright in one's arms
hug tightly; clasp to one's breast
cuddly doll; huggable doll
