抱
ホウ, だ.く, いだ.く, かか.える, たば

embrace, hug, hold in arms

JLPT3 G7 S8 F871

包# envelop + 手 hand/action indicator → envelop in the hands/arms → *embrace*; *hug*; *hold*; *have*; *carry*; *harbor* (ideas etc.) → *protect*; *brood*.

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