いだ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
Literary
1. to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug
2. to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)
Kanji used
hug
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
Examples (17 in total)
Hold the baby gently.
We hold the same principles.
I rocked the baby in my arms.