nurse, suckle
On'yomi (音読み)
- ホ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- はぐく.む
- ふく.む
About this kanji
The kanji 哺 (ホ) primarily means "to nurse" or "to suckle." It is mainly used in nouns related to nurturing and feeding. For example, 哺乳 (ほにゅう) means "suckling," referring to how young mammals feed on their mother's milk. Another compound is 哺乳類 (ほにゅうるい), which means "mammals," the class of animals that suckle their young. You’ll also find 哺育 (ほいく), which means "nursing," typically used for animals. A useful note is that this kanji emphasizes the act of caring and nurturing, often reflecting a bond between the caregiver and those they nurture.
Example sentences
赤ちゃんを哺乳瓶で育てる。
I nurse the baby with a bottle.
Meanings across languages
- English
- nurse, suckle
- Tiếng Việt
- nuôi, ủ
- 日本語
- 授乳する, 吸わせる
- 한국어
- 수유하다, 젖을 먹이다
- 中文
- 哺乳, 喂奶
- id
- perawat, menyusui
- th
- พยาบาล, ให้นม
- es
- enfermera, amamantar
- fr
- infirmière, nourrir
- de
- Krankenpfleger, saugen
- pt
- enfermeira, amamantar
Common compounds
- 哺乳ほにゅうsuckling, nursing, lactation
- 哺乳類ほにゅうるいmammal, mammalian
- 反哺はんぽcaring for one's parents in return
- 哺育ほいくnursing (esp. an animal), suckling, (feeding and) raising
- 哺乳瓶ほにゅうびんbaby bottle, nursing bottle, feeding bottle
- 哺乳期ほにゅうきlactation period
- 哺乳綱ほにゅうこうMammalia
- 哺乳器ほにゅうきbaby's bottle
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