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哺 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「口」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「口」
On
ホほ · ho
Kun
はぐく.む・ふく.むhaguku.mu · fuku.mu
Meaning
suckle; nurse

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Mouth plus a phonetic element: to put food in the mouth and so raise a child.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onホほho哺乳類ほにゅうるい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 哺乳類ほにゅうるい

    mammals

  • 哺育ほいく

    nursing; rearing

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

鯨(くじら)は魚(さかな)ではなく哺乳(ほにゅう)類(るい)だ。

The whale is not a fish but a mammal.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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