うだ
抱
　
く

Yodan verb (archaic), transitive verb

Archaism.
  1. to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby), to embrace, to hug.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
うだ
抱
　
く
 抱く うだく
うだ
懐
　
く
 懐く うだく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

embrace, hug, hold in arms
だ.く　いだ.く　かか.える (Early Jr. High, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
wrap, pack up, cover
つつ.む　ホウ　くる.む (4th, N2)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)