懐|ふところfutokoro[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouninside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; (breast) pocket
   彼かれは財布さいふを上着うわぎの懐ふところから取り出とりだした。↗

   He took out the wallet from his inside jacket pocket.
2. nounspace between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach
   父ちちの懐ふところにおられる一人ひとり子この神かみが、神かみを解き明ときあかされたのである。↗

   But God the only begotten Son, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.
3. nounheart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature); depths; inner part
4. nounmind; heart; inner thoughts
5. nounmoney (one is carrying); purse; pocketbook
   彼かれが帰かえってきたのは、ホームシックにかかったからではなく、ふところが心細こころぼそくなったからである。↗

   He came back not because he was homesick, but because he was running short of money.

• Synonym内懐うちぶところNeutralThe inner bosom of a kimono close to the skin, or one's true intentions, as in 「内懐を見透かす」; 「懐」 is the bosom at the chest or the money one has.
• Related胸むねNeutralThe chest or breast, also one's feelings, as in 「胸が痛む」; 「懐」 is the space inside the front of one's clothing and the embrace.
• Related心しんNeutralRead しん: one's inner heart or the core of something (the common phrase 「心から」 uses the こころ reading instead); 「懐」 is the bosom and one's financial state.
• Related胸間きょうかんWrittenWritten/formal prose for the chest or the heart within; 「懐」 is the bosom inside one's clothing, also used figuratively for one's funds.
• Related心髄しんずいWrittenWritten/formal prose for the essence or core, the depths of the heart; 「懐」 is the bosom and one's financial state.

Use 「懐」 for the bosom at the chest, an embrace, or the money one has, as in 「懐が暖かい」「自然の懐」. For the inner bosom of a kimono use 「内懐」, for the chest 「胸」, and for the core or essence 「心髄」.

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1. ものを抱いだくときの胸むねのあたり。
2. 着衣ちゃくいしたとき、胸むねと体からだの間あいだの空間くうかん。
3. 金銭きんせんの持ち合もちあわせ。