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哺: suckle

suckle; nurse
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はぐくむ・ふくむ

Almost only seen in 哺乳 (nursing, suckling) words: 哺乳類, 哺乳瓶.

Key words

哺乳ほにゅうnursing; suckling
哺乳類ほにゅうるいmammals
哺乳瓶ほにゅうびんbaby bottle
哺育ほいくrearing by feeding

Example sentences

Whales are not fish; they are mammals.

I sterilized the baby bottle for the baby.

When it was time for feeding, the baby started to cry.

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