JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 擁: "hug, embrace, possess"
The kanji 擁 means "hug, embrace, possess, protect, lead". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヨウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヨウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | hug, embrace, possess, protect, lead |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1213 of 2,501 |
Common words with 擁
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 抱擁embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
- 擁護protection; defence; support; safeguarding
- 擁するto embrace; to hug · to have; to possess
- 擁立backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
- 擁護者advocate; defender; champion; backer
- 人権擁護protection of human rights
- 相擁embrace; hug
- 擁壁retaining wall; breast wall; revetment
- 擁護論championship; defense (e.g. of a position in debate); apologetics
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