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懷: bosom; heart; mind

By March 19, 2015January 16th, 2017Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning, Music

 

懷 [怀] huái

adjective
: bosom; heart; mind
: to think of; to harbor in one’s mind
: to conceive (a child)

Kun Reading

懷 | ふところ futokoro

noun
: (out-dated kanji) bosom; bust
: (breast) pocket; purse; handbag

懐 | ふところ futokoro

noun
: bosom; bust
: (breast) pocket; purse; handbag

懐う | おもう omou

godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: to think; to consider; to believe
: to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
: to judge; to assess; to regard
: to imagine; to suppose; to dream
: to expect; to look forward to
: to feel; to desire; to want
: to recall; to remember

懐く | いだく idaku

godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to embrace; to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby); to hug

懐く | なつく natsuku

godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: (usually written using kana alone) to become emotionally attached

懐かし | なつかし natsukashi OR なつかしい natsukashii

no-adjective
: dear; desired; missed

懐ける | なつける natsukeru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to win over; to win another’s heart

懐こい | なつこい natsukoi

adjective
: amiable; affable; likable

懐しい | ゆかしい yukashii

adjective
: admirable; charming; refined
: nostalgic
: (Usually written using kana alone) curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)

懐かしむ | なつかしむ natsukashimu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to yearn for (someone, something); to miss

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かい kai

 Usage:

懷疑 [怀疑] huai2yi2: to doubt; to suspect; doubt; suspicion; skeptical
[懐疑 | かいぎ kaigi: doubt; skepticism; disbelief]
懷[怀]念 huai2nian4: to cherish the memory of; to think of; reminisce
懷[怀]孕 huai2yun4: pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy
懷[怀]抱 huai2bao4: to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
[懐抱 | かいほう kaihou: idea borne in mind]
關懷[关怀] guan1huai2: care; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about; attentive to
滿懷[满怀] man3huai2: to have one’s heart filled with; (to collide) full on; (of farm animals) heavy with young
胸懷[怀] xiong1huai2: one’s bosom (the seat of emotions); breast; broad-minded and open; to think about; to cherish
[胸懐 | きょうかい kyoukai: heart; feelings]
情懷[怀] qing2huai2: feelings; mood
緬懷[缅怀] mian3huai2: to commemorate; to recall fondly; to think of the past



Japanese expression
懐が痛む | ふところがいたむ futokoro ga itamu
: to make a dent in one’s purse; to have to pay out of one’s own pocket
OR
懐を痛める | ふところをいためる futokoro o itameru
: to pay out of one’s own pocket

懐が寒い | ふところがさむい futokoro ga samui
: strapped for cash
OR
懐が寂しい OR 懐が淋しい | ふところがさびしい futokoro ga sabishii
: strapped for cash; hard up

懐が暖かい | ふところがあたたかい futokoro ga atatakai
: flush with money; have a full purse; have a full handbag

懐が深い | ふところがふかい futokoro ga fukai
: broad-minded;
: (of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi

懐を肥やす | ふところをこやす futokoro o koyasu
: to feather one’s own nest



Chinese idiom
寬大為懷 [宽大为怀] kuan1 da4 wei2 huai2
: magnanimous; generous

耿耿於懷 [耿耿于怀] geng3 geng3 yu2 huai2
: to take troubles to heart; brooding

飲流懷源 [饮流怀源] yin3 liu2 huai2 yuan2
: lit. when you drink water, think of its source; gratitude for blessings and their well-spring. Don’t forget where your happiness come from. Be grateful for all your blessings!

關懷備至 [关怀备至] guan1 huai2 bei4 zhi4
: the utmost care; to look after sb in every possible way

 Etymology:


形声 Pictophonetic.
忄 (xin1: heart radical 61) suggests the meaning while
(huai2: to wrap; to conceal; to hug) provides the sound.



簡體 Simplified.
怀. Created as unique simplification #95 (懷 » 怀) via replacement of character component.



Japanese variant:
懐 huai2

 Music:


不敢說的懷念 – Rainie Yang 楊丞琳

作詞:姚若龍
作曲:戴薇
編曲:薛忠銘

這幾年感情像旋轉木馬 似乎在往前哪都沒有抵達
來過幾個人 講了些情話 假的幸福更讓心疲乏
好姊妹又受傷 愛得多傻 誰對於感情有聰明的回答
我說愛煩心 就自由不好嗎 他說寂寞比失戀可怕

是我有太高的期望 才變得很難墜入情網
或是見過太多的假象 懷念起單純時光

很幸運很愚蠢的當年 又擁抱 又爭吵 的天天
在你的寵愛之中 我看不見 不平衡的付出 愛會瓦解
很倔強很敏感的當年 又依賴 又誤解 衝動決裂
回想來可笑原因 沉默走遠 我對你好懷念 不敢說的懷念

也聽說你曾經提起過往 回憶的眼眶 有呵護的淚光
像從前一樣 你總是懂體諒 那種 善良 我沒再遇上

是我有太高的期望 才變得很難墜入情網
或是見過太多的假象 懷念起單純時光

很幸運很愚蠢的當年 又擁抱 又爭吵 的天天
在你的寵愛之中 我看不見 不平衡的付出 愛會瓦解
很倔強很敏感的當年 又依賴 又誤解 衝動決裂
回想來可笑原因 沉默走遠 我對你好懷念 不敢說的懷念
我對你好懷念 不敢說的 懷念

credit: Rainie Yang 楊丞琳

 
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Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary