8 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 7th grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N3
                                            embrace, hug, hold in arms
Kun'yomi
- だ - く - to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby) ②to have sex with ③to sit on (eggs) 
- い - だ - く - to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby) ②to have (a thought or feeling) 
- か - か - え - る - to hold in one's arms ②to have (problems, debts, etc.) ③to employ 
On'yomi
- ホウ 
Nanori
- たば 
Character Breakdown
References
| Unicode hex code | 62B1 | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-42-90 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1883 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2125 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 306 | 
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 363 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 227 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 271 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 645 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 697 | 
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1229 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 584 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1633 | 
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 11917P | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1794 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1285 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1359 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 562 | 
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1186 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1012 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 883 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 652 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3c5.15 | 
| Four corner code | 5701.2 | 
| De Roo Code | 1356 |