抱っこ|だっこdakko[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbcarrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding
  2. interjectionup!; carry me
Conjugation
Dictionary form抱っこする(だっこする)
Polite (masu)抱っこします(だっこします)
Negative (nai)抱っこしない(だっこしない)
polite (masen)抱っこしません(だっこしません)
classical zu / nu抱っこせず・抱っこせぬ(だっこせず・だっこせぬ)
Past (ta)抱っこした(だっこした)
polite (mashita)抱っこしました(だっこしました)
Past negative (nakatta)抱っこしなかった(だっこしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)抱っこしませんでした(だっこしませんでした)
Te form抱っこして(だっこして)
Potential抱っこできる(だっこできる)
Passive抱っこされる(だっこされる)
Causative抱っこさせる(だっこさせる)
Causative passive抱っこさせられる(だっこさせられる)
Conditional (ba)抱っこすれば(だっこすれば)
tara抱っこしたら(だっこしたら)
Volitional抱っこしよう(だっこしよう)
polite (mashou)抱っこしましょう(だっこしましょう)
Imperative抱っこしろ(だっこしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym抱くいだくWrittenRead 「うだく」, an old-fashioned reading of 「抱く」 meaning to hold in one's arms; in modern Japanese it is usually read 「だく」.
  • Related抱きしめるだきしめるNeutralA verb for hugging someone tight; stresses squeezing hard to express affection, and is not limited to holding a child.
  • Related抱擁ほうようWrittenA written, formal noun for an embrace, typically between lovers or close friends and family.
  • Related抱くうだくWrittenRead 「うだく」, an old-fashioned reading of 「抱く」 meaning to hold in one's arms; in modern Japanese it is usually read 「だく」.
  • Related抱き寄せるだきよせるNeutralA verb for pulling someone toward your chest and taking them into your arms; stresses the action of drawing them close.
  • Related抱き抱えるだきかかえるNeutralA verb for holding a person or thing against your body with both arms; stresses supporting the weight in your arms.
  • Related抱きつくだきつくNeutralA verb for throwing your arms around someone and clinging on, like a child clinging to a parent; stresses actively moving in close.
  • AntonymおんぶCasualColloquial word for carrying someone on your back; the opposite of 「抱っこ」, which holds the person in your arms in front.

Use 「抱っこ」 for colloquially carrying a baby or pet in your arms, as in 「抱っこして」 or 「抱っこ紐」. For a tight hug say 「抱きしめる」, for pulling someone close 「抱き寄せる」, for clinging on 「抱きつく」; written prose prefers 「抱擁」, and carrying on the back is 「おんぶ」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 抱いだくこと。抱き上だきあげること。
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