懐

16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast, pocket

Kun'yomi
  • ふところ
    		inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono) ②space between one's chest and outstretched arms ③heart (e.g. of a mountain) ④mind
  • なつかしい
    		dear (old)
  • なつかしむ
    		to yearn for (someone, something)
  • なつく
    		to become attached (to)
  • なつける
    		to win over
  • なずける
  • いだく
    		to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby) ②to have (a thought or feeling)
  • おもう
    		to think ②to think (of doing) ③to judge ④to imagine
On'yomi
  • カイ
  • エ
Nanori
  • かね

Main Radical

心(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

なつかしいなつかしむなつくなつける 69.1%
ふところ 15.5%
カイ 7.7%
いだく 7.6%

Character Breakdown

feelings, heart, yearn
なつ.かしい　ふところ　カイ (9th, N1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
to carry in the bosom or the sleeve, to wrap, to conceal
カイ　エ　ふところ
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ　ボウ　あみがしら

Common Words

なつ
懐
　
か
　
し
　
い
dear (old)
ふところ
懐
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono) ②space between one's chest and outstretched arms ③heart (e.g. of a mountain) ④mind
かい
懐
ちゅう
中
でん
電
とう
灯
(electric) torch
なつ
懐
　
か
　
し
　
む
to yearn for (someone, something)
ひと
人
なつ
懐
　
っ
　
こ
　
い
friendly
ふところ
懐
がたな
刀
dagger ②confidant
なつ
懐
　
け
　
る
to win over
なつ
懐
　
か
　
し
　
の
　
メ
　
ロ
　
ディ
nostalgic song
ひと
人
なつ
懐
　
か
　
し
　
い
lonesome for
むかし
昔
　
を
なつ
懐
　
か
　
し
　
む
to view the past with nostalgia
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References

Unicode hex code 61D0
JIS X 0208 1-18-91
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1782
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2003
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 763
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 942
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 528
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 689
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 828
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 891
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1736
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2605
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1188
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11351
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1067
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1408
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1497
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1326
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1831
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1463
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 832
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 836
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4k13.9
Four corner code 9403.2
De Roo Code 1165