What does kanji 哺 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 哺 is nurse.

How is kanji 哺 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 哺 are はぐく.む, ふく.む; the onyomi readings are ホ.

What is the main radical of kanji 哺?

The main radical for kanji 哺 is 口.

What words use kanji 哺?

Example words that use kanji 哺 include 哺育, 哺乳, 哺, 哺を吐く.

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哺

Meaning

Kanji 哺

nurse

nurse, suckle

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: はぐく.むふく.む
Onyomi 音読み: ホ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Old form: N/A • Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2461
Strokes: 10
Radical: 口
Components: 丶 • 十 • 口 • 用
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: 捕 • 浦 • 補 • 甫 • 圃 • 匍 • 俌

Related vocabulary

Showing 15 common entries

Showing 15 of 18 entries that include this kanji.

哺育

ほいく

nursing

哺乳

ほにゅう

suckling

哺

ほ

holding food in one's mouth

哺を吐く

ほをはく

to be eager to meet someone

哺乳器

ほにゅうき

baby's bottle

哺乳器官

ほにゅうきかん

mamma (milk-secreting organ of female mammals)

哺乳期

ほにゅうき

lactation period

哺乳形類

ほにゅうけいるい

Mammaliaformes

哺乳綱

ほにゅうこう

Mammalia

哺乳児

ほにゅうじ

suckling baby

哺乳類学

ほにゅうるいがく

mammalogy

哺乳類型爬虫類

ほにゅうるいがたはちゅうるい

mammal-like reptile

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

子猫が母猫の乳を哺っている。

the kitten is suckling its mother.

母親は赤ん坊にミルクを哺わせた。

the mother fed milk to her baby.

この鳥はひなにえさを哺ぶ。

this bird feeds its chicks.

赤ん坊が静かに乳を哺っていた。

the baby was quietly suckling.

母ザルは子ザルを胸に抱いて哺っていた。

the mother monkey held her baby and nursed it.