抱く
N3だく
[daku]
Meanings
1.GodanTransitive
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug
2.GodanTransitive
to have sex with; to make love to; to sleep with
3.GodanTransitive
to sit on (eggs); to brood
Other Readings
「抱く」 has another reading with different meanings.
Related Words
Examples
母親は赤ちゃんを抱いていた。
The mother was holding the baby.
彼女は飼い猫を優しく腕に抱いて撫でた。
She gently held the cat.
母親が眠い子供を抱いて寝室で寝かしつけた。
The mother held her sleepy child and put them to bed in the bedroom.