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懐

nostalgia, pocket

Readings

On
カイ
Kun
なつ(かしい)

Examples

懐かしい（なつかしい）、懐（ふところ）、懐疑（かいぎ）

nostalgic, pocket/bosom, skepticism

Note

On-reading (カイ) is used in compounds; kun-reading (なつ(かしい)) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation. This kanji forms verbs/adjectives with okurigana. Practice both the word form and compound forms.

Questions that use this word

N2 4 · N1 4

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N2N2 文法

    子供のころのことが懐かしく___。

    Answer: てならない

  • N2N2 読解

    食文化としては、湯豆腐・懐石料理・京野菜を使った料理が京都ならではの体験です。

    Answer: 事前予約をすること

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