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哺
哺
10 strokes
Frequency: 2461
Grade 8

Meanings

nurse
suckle

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ホ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はぐく.む
ふく.む

Common Words

哺乳類
ほにゅうるい
Noun
Freq #34550
1

mammal; mammalian

Examples
イルカは哺乳類の一種です。
A dolphin is a kind of mammal.
哺育
保育
ほいく
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #54932
1

nursing (esp. an animal); suckling; (feeding and) raising

哺乳瓶
哺乳びん
ほにゅうびん
Noun
Freq #69249
1

baby bottle; nursing bottle; feeding bottle

Examples
ほ乳瓶を煮沸消毒しなさい。
Boil the milk bottles.
哺乳動物
ほにゅうどうぶつ
Noun
Freq #100688
1

mammal

Examples
コウモリって私たちと同じ哺乳動物なのです。
Bats are mammals, just like us.
哺乳
ほにゅう
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #104673
1

suckling; nursing; lactation

Examples
鯨は一種のほ乳動物である。
A whale is a sort of mammal.
哺
ほ
Noun
Archaic
Freq #112157
1

holding food in one's mouth; food held in one's mouth

哺乳綱
ほにゅうこう
Noun
Freq #197426
1

Mammalia

反哺
はんぽ
Noun
Freq #277229
1

caring for one's parents in return

哺乳期
ほにゅうき
Noun
Freq #311298
1

lactation period

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