N31551/1669

抱いだく

formal or literary termgodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

いだく

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby), to embrace, to hug
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)

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彼女かのじょは赤あかちゃんを優やさしく抱いだいた。

She gently held the baby in her arms.

彼かれは長年ながねん、独立どくりつへの夢ゆめを抱いだいていた。

He had cherished a dream of independence for many years.

その知しらせを聞きいて、私わたしは強つよい不安ふあんを抱いだいた。

Upon hearing the news, I felt a strong sense of anxiety.

彼かれの言葉ことばに疑念ぎねんを抱いだかずにはいられなかった。

I couldn't help but harbor doubts about his words.

若者わかものが社会しゃかいに対たいして希望きぼうを抱いだくことは、国くにの未来みらいにとって非常ひじょうに重要じゅうようである。

It is extremely important for the future of a nation that young people cherish hope toward society.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)