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nurse

Stroke count: 10

Readings

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Kun readingはぐく.む、ふく.む

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

nurse
馬が哺乳動物であると同様、鯨も哺乳動物である。A whale is no less a mammal than a horse.tatoeba
人類は高等哺乳動物である。Human beings are the higher mammals.tatoeba
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holding food in one's mouth
food held in one's mouth

Radicals and components

Radical口mouth 囗variant

Components

How it's built

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Compound words

反哺はんぽ

caring for one's parents in return

哺乳ほにゅう

哺乳期ほにゅうき

lactation period

哺乳瓶ほにゅうびん

哺乳類ほにゅうるい

握髪吐哺あくはつとほ

(a statesman making) extraordinary efforts to find and employ capable persons (persons of great wisdom)

哺乳びんほにゅうびん

哺乳ビンほにゅうびん

哺乳動物ほにゅうどうぶつ

哺乳類型爬虫類ほにゅうるいがたはちゅうるい

mammal-like reptile

Additional Examples

鯨は哺乳類に分類される。

Whales are classified as mammals.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 哺

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step