擁
Stroke Order
Meanings
- hug
- embrace
- possess
- protect
- lead
On'yomi (音読み)
- ヨウ
- Strokes
- 16
- JLPT Level
- N1
- Frequency
- #1612
- School Grade
- Secondary
- Radical
- 手#64 · hand
Components
- 亠
- 扌
- 隹
Common Words
- 擁立ようりつNounbacking (for a position), giving support to, helping (someone) to a position
- 擁護ようごNounprotection, defence, support, safeguarding, championship, vindication
- 擁するようするsuru-Verbto embrace, to hug
- 抱擁ほうようNounembrace, hug, holding in one's arms
- 人権擁護じんけんようごNounprotection of human rights
- 擁壁ようへきNounretaining wall, breast wall, revetment
- 擁護論ようごろんNounchampionship, defense (e.g. of a position in debate), apologetics
- 擁護者ようごしゃNounadvocate, defender, champion, backer
Practice in Kanjiru
Write 擁 by hand (opens in new tab)Data: KANJIDIC2, JMdict & KRADFILE (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0) · kanji-frequency (CC BY 4.0)