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懐

懐 — feelings, heart, yearn

On
カイ, エ
Kun
ふところ, なつかしい, なつかしむ, なつく, なつける, なずける, いだく, おもう
Strokes
16
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 懐

  • 懐ふところinside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; (breast) pocketCommon

    彼は財布を上着の懐から取り出した。
    He took out the wallet from his inside jacket pocket.

  • 懐疑かいぎdoubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbeliefCommon
  • 懐かしいなつかしいdear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgicCommon

    懐かしい12小節のブルース。
    There go the twelve bars blues.

  • 懐かしむなつかしむto yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondlyCommon
  • 懐柔かいじゅうwinning over; placation; gentle persuasionCommon
  • 懐中電灯かいちゅうでんとう(electric) torch; flashlightCommon
  • 述懐じゅっかいspeaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, remi…Common
  • 懐石料理かいせきりょうりtraditional Japanese meal brought in coursesOccasional
  • 懐刀ふところがたなdagger; stilettoOccasional
  • 懐古かいこreminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old daysOccasional
  • 懐中時計かいちゅうどけいpocket watchOccasional
  • 懐妊かいにんpregnancy; conceptionOccasional
  • 懐かしなつかしdear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgicOccasional
  • 懐中かいちゅうone's pocketOccasional
  • 人懐かしいひとなつかしいlonesome forRare
  • 昔懐かしいむかしなつかしいreminiscent of the good old times; nostalgia-inducingRare
  • 懐にするふところにするto carry in one's pocket; to ownRare
  • 自然の懐しぜんのふところbosom of NatureRare
  • 懐に入るふところにはいるto get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's walletRare
  • 懐こいなつこいamiable; affable; likableRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 87 words that use 懐.

  • 懐 ふところ inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; (breast) pocket
  • 懐疑 かいぎ doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
  • 懐かしい なつかしい dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
  • 懐かしむ なつかしむ to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
  • 懐柔 かいじゅう winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

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