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There are 14 total results for your 抱える search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

抱える

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 kakaeru
    かかえる
(transitive verb) (1) to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to carry under one's arm; to hold (one's head) in one's hands; (transitive verb) (2) to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to be burdened with (e.g. care of a family member); to have (children, etc.) to provide for; (transitive verb) (3) to employ; to have (on one's staff); to hire

頭抱える

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 atamakakaeru
    あたまかかえる
(exp,v1) to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

召し抱える

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 meshikakaeru
    めしかかえる
(transitive verb) to employ; to engage

引っ抱える

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 hikkakaeru
    ひっかかえる
(transitive verb) (See 引っ) to hold tightly; to hold firmly

抱き抱える

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 dakikakaeru
    だきかかえる
(transitive verb) to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)

腹を抱える

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 haraokakaeru
    はらをかかえる
(exp,v1) to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter

頭を抱える

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 atamaokakaeru
    あたまをかかえる
(exp,v1) to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled; to be at wits' end

悩みを抱える

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 nayamiokakaeru
    なやみをかかえる
(exp,v1) to have troubles; to have concerns

爆弾を抱える

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 bakudanokakaeru
    ばくだんをかかえる
(exp,v1) (1) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; (exp,v1) (2) to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse

Variations:
召し抱える
召抱える

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 meshikakaeru
    めしかかえる
(transitive verb) to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage

Variations:
抱き抱える
抱きかかえる

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 dakikakaeru
    だきかかえる
(transitive verb) to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)

Variations:
腹を抱える
腹をかかえる

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 haraokakaeru
    はらをかかえる
(exp,v1) to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter

Variations:
膝を抱える
膝をかかえる

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 hizaokakaeru
    ひざをかかえる
(exp,v1) to hug one's knees; to clasp one's arms around one's knees; to be lonely

Variations:
頭をかかえる
頭を抱える

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 atamaokakaeru
    あたまをかかえる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
This page contains 14 results for "抱える" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



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