Kanji1 / 16
懐 kanji
feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast, pocket
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N2 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
カイエ
Kun readings
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
Variant forms
懷褱Words with 懐
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —懐古的nostalgic; old-fashioned
- —懐古厨nostalgic person; person who prefers the good old days; fuddy-duddy
- —懐中花pocket-sized hanafuda; small hanafuda
- —懐疑的skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
- —懐石料理traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
- —虚心坦懐with an open and calm mind; with no preconceived notions; without reserve; frank; candid
- —懐疑主義skepticism; scepticism
- —懐古趣味nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes
- —本懐成就realization of a great ambition; attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered
- —処女懐胎virgin birth (esp. of Jesus)
- —代理懐胎surrogate pregnancy
- —懐柔作戦operation to win over someone by using a tactic of gentle persuasion
- —懐中時計pocket watch
- —懐疑主義者skeptic; sceptic
- —方法的懐疑methodic doubt
- —懐姙pregnancy; conception
- —卑懐one's own thought; one's own idea
- —懐中電燈(electric) torch; flashlight
- —使い捨て懐炉disposable hand warmer; disposable pocket warmer