Illustration: Just outside the ticket gates of a suburban railway station, two adult siblings reunite in a tight embrace. Each has both arms around the other’s back, and both lean forward with closed eyes and relieved smiles. A rolling suitcase stands unattended beside them, its handle still extended.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

抱だき合あう

dakiau

to embrace each other

Example sentences

彼かれらは固かたく抱だき合あった。
They embraced tightly.
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２人にんは抱だき合あい、別わかれを惜おしんだ。
The 2 people embraced, and then bid farewell reluctantly.
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別わかれるときになっても二人ににんは抱だき合あっていた。
It was time to part, but still the couple clung together.
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Kanji in 抱合

抱embrace; hugOnホウKunだく・いだく・かかえる
合fit; suitOnゴウ・ガッ・カッKunあう・あい・あい-

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