抱だく

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抱く · godan verb (-ku)

Meanings

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

Physical holding of a person, animal, or object close to the body, often with affection or care.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

have sex with; sleep with

Euphemistic or colloquial use for sexual intercourse. Often used in romantic or intimate contexts.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

sit on eggs; brood

Used for birds sitting on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch. A specialized, literal sense.

〈人ひと〉を抱だくto hold/embrace someone in one's arms
母はは親おやは赤あかちゃんを優やさしく抱だいた。
The mother gently held her baby in her arms.
卵たまごを抱だく(of a bird) to sit on and brood over eggs
母鳥おやどりはじっと卵たまごを抱だいていた。
The mother bird sat still, brooding over her eggs.
〈相あい手て〉を抱だくto sleep with someone (euphemistic)
彼かれはその夜よる、彼かの女じょを抱だいた。
That night, he slept with her.
〈人ひと〉を抱だいて眠ねむるto sleep while holding someone in one's arms
彼かれは子こ供どもを抱だいて眠ねむった。
He fell asleep holding his child in his arms.

肩かたを抱だくhug someone around the shoulders; put one's arm around someone's shoulders
膝ひざを抱だくhug one's knees; sit with knees drawn up · beg; plead on one's knees
疑うたがいを抱いだくharbor suspicion; have doubts

抱だきしめる sense 1
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.
抱だっこN3
抱く is the standard adult verb for holding someone in one's arms, while 抱っこ is the childish, affectionate word used especially by or with small children.
抱かかえるN2
抱く is used for holding something smaller or more intimately, such as a child or a pillow, while 抱える is for larger, bulkier items or abstract burdens.
抱だき合あう
抱く is transitive and describes one person holding or embracing another (or something), while 抱き合う is intransitive and describes two people embracing each other mutually.
含ふくむN3
抱く is used for actively holding or embracing a feeling (like hope or affection) in one's heart, while 含む in this sense suggests a feeling is quietly present within someone or something.

放はなすN3sense 1
抱く (だく) means to hold someone close in one's arms, while 放す (はなす) means to let go of or release them.

抱いだくN3
抱く (だく) is used for physically holding a person or animal, or as slang for having sex, while the same kanji read 抱く (いだく) means to hold abstract things like hopes, dreams, or doubts.
抱かかえるN2sense 1
抱く (だく) means to hug something close against one's chest, while 抱える (かかえる) means to carry or hold something under one's arm or in one's lap without necessarily embracing it.
抱ほう擁よう
抱く is a general verb for holding something in one's arms (and can also mean 'to sleep with'), while 抱擁 specifically denotes a mutual, emotional embrace between people.

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抱だくUsage61%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses. Note that this kanji can also be read いだく with a more abstract meaning.
だくUsage39%

Native Japanese verb. The kanji 抱 is used for both だく and いだく, with だく being the more concrete, physical reading.