Word Meaning

ho

哺 is read as ほ (ho) and means holding food in one's mouth.

Meaning

English

  1. holding food in one's mouth
  2. food held in one's mouth

Reading

Kana

Romaji

ho

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 163116 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

哺乳

ほにゅう

suckling

哺乳類

ほにゅうるい

mammal

Example Sentences

10

こねこがははねこのちちをのんでいる。

the kitten is suckling its mother.

ははおやはあかんぼうにみるくをのませた。

the mother fed milk to her baby.

このとりはひなにえさをはこぶ。

this bird feeds its chicks.

あかんぼうがしずかにちちをのんでいた。

the baby was quietly suckling.

ははざるはこざるをむねにだいてのませていた。

the mother monkey held her baby and nursed it.

けがをしたこいぬをいえでのませてそだてた。

we raised the injured puppy at home by feeding it milk.

ほにゅうびんをいやがって、ぼにゅうしかのまない。

the baby refuses the bottle and will only nurse from the breast.

うまれたばかりのこやぎがははおやのそばでのんでいる。

the newborn kid is suckling beside its mother.

かのじょはほごしたこねこをすぽいとでのませた。

she fed milk to the rescued kitten with a dropper.

Humans are mammals.