Illustration: On the path home from a neighborhood park, a parent holds a sleepy toddler against the front of their body. One forearm supports the child's bottom while the other steadies the upper back; both small shoes hang well above the pavement.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

抱だっこ

dakko

to hold in one’s arms

Usually used for holding a child or pet. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 母ははに抱だっこをせがむ

    to pester one’s mother for hugs

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  2. トムはメアリーをお姫様ひめさま抱だっこしてほっぺにキスをした。

    Tom picked Mary up the same way a man carries his new bride across the threshold and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 「あっ、可愛かわいいワンちゃん。名前なまえは何なんて言いうんですか?」「ポチよ」「ポチ!お手て。お手て」「お手てね、まだできないのよ」「そっかぁ。抱だっこしてみてもいいですか?」「どうぞ」

    "Aww, what a cute puppy. What’s his name?" "Pochi." "Hey, Pochi! Shake. Shake!" "He doesn’t know how to shake hands yet." "Oh. Can I try hugging him?" "Sure."

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 抱

  • 抱embrace; hugOnホウKunだく・いだく・かかえる

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