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抱
embrace
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embrace RTKHug
Community Mnemonic
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When embracing someone, wrap your fingers around her butt for added effect. You may think of "bound with snakes" as a description of the fingers slithering around the buttocks, if you want a particularly graphic image.
Source: Kanji Koohii community
On'yomi
ほう
Kun'yomi
だかかいだ