Timeline for Meaning of 抱える other than "hold or carry in the arms"
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| Mar 9, 2020 at 6:28 | vote | accept | Makoto | ||
| Mar 9, 2020 at 5:38 | comment | added | naruto | @Ben Yes, 抱える tends to be used with bad things (悩みを抱える, 問題を抱える, トラブルを抱える, 空腹を抱える, ...). 抱く is more generic and can be used with good things (夢を抱く, 期待を抱く, 憧れを抱く), too. | |
| Mar 9, 2020 at 3:31 | comment | added | user36788 | The entry in WWWJDIC notes that "(2) to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.);" I think it does tend to be related to problems, what do you think? | |
| Mar 9, 2020 at 1:44 | history | answered | naruto | CC BY-SA 4.0 |