擁

hug, embrace

JLPT N1 16 strokes

On'yomi: ヨウ
Radical: 手 · hand (hand (left-side radical))

Stroke order & writing

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擁 in example sentences

それは五千ごせん人にんの兵員へいいんを擁ようする大だい部隊ぶたいなのです。
Sore wa gosennin no heiin o yousuru dai butai nano desu.
That is a large force with 5,000 soldiers.
誰だれがトムを擁護ようごした？
Dare ga tomu o yougo shita?
Who defended Tom?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

More 手 (hand) kanji

擁 means "hug, embrace". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 16 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ヨウ. It is taught beyond elementary school (junior high and up).

Common questions

What does the kanji 擁 mean?: 擁 means "hug, embrace". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 擁 have?: 擁 is written in 16 strokes.
How is 擁 read?: Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ヨウ.
What JLPT level is 擁?: 擁 is a JLPT N1 kanji.

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