擁く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
いだ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 擁く – see the following entry.
いだ
[verb] [maybe 850 — present] to hold something in mind, to harbor some feeling about, to entertain a thought about
[verb] [circa 935 – present] (literary) to embrace, hug, hold in one's arms
Alternative spelling
懐く
(This term, 擁く, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)