Meaning
become attached to · bosom · breast · feelings · heart · miss someone · pocket · yearn
On'yomi
エ · カイ
Kun'yomi
いだ.く · おも.う · なず.ける · なつ.かしい · なつ.かしむ · なつ.く · なつ.ける · ふところ
Common compounds (13)
- 念う おもうto expect; to look forward to
- 懐 ふところspace between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach
- 懐中電灯 かいちゅうでんとう(electric) torch; flashlight
- 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 (someone, something); to miss
- 懐石料理 かいせきりょうりtea-ceremony dishes
- 懐柔 かいじゅうwinning over; placation; gentle persuasion
- 懐妊 かいにんpregnancy; conception
- 懐刀 ふところがたなconfidant; right-hand man
- 懐古 かいこreminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
- 懐中時計 かいちゅうどけいpocket watch