Word · 単語
抱える
Reading かかえる
to hold in one's arms
- 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
- 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
- 3 to employ, to have (on one's staff), to hire
N3
JLPT
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strokes
#1761
frequency
Not started
Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
ジャックは小猫を小脇に抱えている。
Jack has a cat under his arm.
sense 1 · to hold in one's arms
全ての大都会は交通問題を抱えている。
All big cities have traffic problems.
sense 2 · to have (problems, debts, etc.)
彼はわきの下に本を抱えている。
He is holding his books under his arm.
sense 1 · to hold in one's arms
少年はバットを小脇に抱えている。
The boy has a bat under his arm.
sense 1 · to hold in one's arms
医者は困難な問題を抱えています。
Doctors have a difficult problem.
sense 2 · to have (problems, debts, etc.)