漢字道KANJIDO

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カイ・エ
Kun
ふところ・なつ.かしい・なつ.かしむ・なつ.く・なつ.ける・なず.ける・いだ.く・おも.う
Meaning
bosom; yearn for

Origin

ORIGIN

忄 "heart" with 褱: to hold in the heart — the bosom, to yearn for.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

カイ懐中・懐古・述懐
ふところ懐・懐手・内懐
なつかしい懐かしい
なつかしむ懐かしむ
なつく懐く
なつける懐ける

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 懐古かいこ

    nostalgia

  • 述懐じゅっかい

    reminiscence

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

故郷を懐かしく思い出す。

I fondly remember my hometown.

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