I Love Kanji抱える (kakaeru)
抱える (かかえる, kakaeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かかえる
- Romaji
- kakaeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to carry under one's arm; to hold (one's head) in one's hands · ichidan verb, transitive
- to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to be burdened with (e.g. care of a family member); to have (children, etc.) to provide for · ichidan verb, transitive
- to employ; to have (on one's staff); to hire · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
ここ数年南ア連邦は人種問題をかかえてきた。
The Union of South Africa has had racial problems in recent years.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 抱える
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 抱える | かかえる kakaeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 抱えます | かかえます kakaemasu |
| Negative | 抱えない | かかえない kakaenai |
| Polite negative | 抱えません | かかえません kakaemasen |
| Past | 抱えた | かかえた kakaeta |
| Polite past | 抱えました | かかえました kakaemashita |
| Negative past | 抱えなかった | かかえなかった kakaenakatta |
| Te-form | 抱えて | かかえて kakaete |
| Potential | 抱えられる | かかえられる kakaerareru |
| Passive | 抱えられる | かかえられる kakaerareru |
| Causative | 抱えさせる | かかえさせる kakaesaseru |
| Volitional | 抱えよう | かかえよう kakaeyou |
| Imperative | 抱えろ | かかえろ kakaero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 抱えれば | かかえれば kakaereba |
Kanji in 抱える
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 抱える.
抱くいだくto hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby)抱くだくto hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby)辛抱しんぼうpatience抱っこだっこcarrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)介抱かいほうnursing
Source: JMdict entry 1516310 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.