擁
KANJI DETAIL
embrace
On readingよう16 strokesN2
Radical 手 · handStroke order
Loading the stroke order for 擁.
Japanese readings
- On reading
- よう
- Kun reading
- None
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: 擁 has 16 strokes and the on-reading よう. 擁護 (ようご) concerns defending a position or opinion; 抱擁 (ほうよう) means an embrace.
- Basic usage: 擁護 is used for defense or support; 抱擁 describes a physical hug.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Defending an opinion and embracing
- 立場を擁護した means defending a position. 無条件に擁護することはできない rules out unconditional support, without necessarily ruling out all support.
- 温かい抱擁で迎えた means welcoming someone with a warm embrace. 抱擁を交わす describes two people exchanging a hug.