Translingual

Han character

懐 (radical 61 心+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 心卜田女 (PYWV) or X心卜田女 (XPYWV), composition ⿰忄⿳十罒衣)

1. bosom, breast
2. carry in bosom

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 406, character 14
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11351
• Dae Jaweon: page 747, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2362, character 10
• Unihan data for U+61D0

Japanese

Kanji

(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 懷)

1. feelings
2. heart
3. bosom, breast
4. pocket

Readings

• Goon: え (e), (historical) ゑ (we)
• Kan’on: かい (kai), (historical) くゎい (kwai)
• Kun: ふつころ (futsukoro),
  ふところ (futokoro),
  ほほ (hoho),
  いだく (懐く, idaku),
  うだく (懐く, udaku),
  むだく (懐く, mudaku),
  なつ (natsu) [suffixes: く (ku), け (ke), ける (keru), かしい (kashii), かしむ (kashimu), こい (koi)],
  なず (nazu) [suffixes: く (ku), ける (keru)],
  おもう (懐う, omou)
• Nanori: かね (kane)

Etymology 1

Derivation unknown. May be alteration of futokoro, or futokoro may be alteration of futsukuro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɸɯᵝt͡sɯᵝkɯᵝɺ̠o̞]

Noun

懐 ‎(hiragana ふつくろ, romaji futsukuro)

1. the bosom, the breast
2. a breast pocket, particularly the pocket-like space within the front of a kimono above the obi
   • 794, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (page 92)

     心懐残忍 残謂多所殺戮也 今謂忍於殺戮 故云残忍也 心懐合云也 又下布都久呂 残害也 [...]

3. a surrounded place, such as deep in the mountains
4. one's purse
5. one's mind

Etymology 2

Derivation unknown. May be alteration of futsukuro, or futsukuro may be alteration of futokoro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɸɯᵝto̞ko̞ɺ̠o̞]

Noun

懐 ‎(hiragana ふところ, romaji futokoro)

1. the bosom, the breast
2. a breast pocket, particularly the pocket-like space within the front of a kimono above the obi
3. a surrounded place, such as deep in the mountains
4. one's purse
5. one's mind

References

• Yoshinori Kobayashi, Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 1: Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (in Japanese), Kyūko Shoin (published 1978; original text from 794), ISBN 4-7629-3088-1.