擁
擁 — Hug
hug, embrace, possess, protect, lead
On’yomiヨウ (you)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 擁
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 擁立 | ようりつ youritsu | backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position |
| 擁護 | ようご yougo | protection; defence; support |
| 擁する | ようする yousuru | to embrace; to hug; to have |
| 人権擁護 | じんけんようご jinkenyougo | protection of human rights |
| 抱擁 | ほうよう houyou | embrace; hug; holding in one's arms |
Study notes
擁 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1213 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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