抱(いだ)く

いだく
verb (godan)
to hold, to embrace, to harbor
1. to hold, to embrace
To hold someone or something in one's arms (literary).
母(はは)が赤(あか)ちゃんを抱(いだ)く。
The mother holds the baby.
恋人(こいびと)を抱(いだ)く。
To embrace one's lover.
胸(むね)に抱(いだ)いて眠(ねむ)る。
To sleep holding it to one's chest.
子(こ)を抱(いだ)く母親(ははおや)。
A mother holding her child.
彼女(かのじょ)は花束(はなたば)を胸(むね)に抱(いだ)いて微笑(ほほえ)んだ。
She smiled, holding the bouquet to her chest.
2. to harbor, to have (feelings)
To have feelings, thoughts, or ideas.
夢(ゆめ)を抱(いだ)く。
To have a dream.
疑問(ぎもん)を抱(いだ)いた。
I harbored doubts.
希望(きぼう)を抱(いだ)いて生(い)きる。
To live with hope.
不安(ふあん)を抱(いだ)いている。
I'm harboring anxiety.
野心(やしん)を抱(いだ)く若者(わかもの)。
A young person with ambition.
恨(うら)みを抱(いだ)く。
To harbor resentment.

抱(いだ)く is a literary/formal verb.

COMMON OBJECTS:

  • 夢(ゆめ)を抱(いだ)く: to have a dream
  • 疑問(ぎもん)を抱(いだ)く: to harbor doubts
  • 希望(きぼう)を抱(いだ)く: to have hope
  • 不安(ふあん)を抱(いだ)く: to feel anxiety

RELATED:

  • 抱(だ)く: to hold (more common for physical holding)
  • 抱(かか)える: to carry in arms
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Added 2026.1.9 21:06 · Revised 2026.2.21 13:07
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