哺 — kanji meaning “nurse”
哺
nurse, suckle
- Meanings
- nurse, suckle
- On'yomi
- ホ (ho)
- Kun'yomi
- はぐく.む、ふく.む
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 8
- Newspaper frequency
- #2461 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- bǔ — Chinese character page
Words with 哺
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哺乳類 | ほにゅうるい honyuurui | mammal; mammalian |
| 哺乳 | ほにゅう honyuu | suckling; nursing; lactation |
| 哺育 | ほいく hoiku | nursing (esp. an animal); suckling; (feeding and) raising |
| 反哺 | はんぽ hanpo | caring for one's parents in return |
| 哺乳動物 | ほにゅうどうぶつ honyuudoubutsu | mammal |
| 哺乳瓶 | ほにゅうびん honyuubin | baby bottle; nursing bottle; feeding bottle |
| 哺乳期 | ほにゅうき honyuuki | lactation period |
| 握髪吐哺 | あくはつとほ akuhatsutoho | (a statesman making) extraordinary efforts to find and employ capable persons (persons of great wisdom) |
| 哺乳類学 | ほにゅうるいがく honyuuruigaku | mammalogy |
| 哺乳綱 | ほにゅうこう honyuukou | Mammalia |
| 哺乳形類 | ほにゅうけいるい honyuukeirui | Mammaliaformes |
| 哺を吐く | ほをはく hoohaku | to be eager to meet someone |
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