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哺乳 (ほにゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

哺ほ乳にゅう

ほ

にゅ

う

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

suckling; nursing; lactation

Refers to the act of feeding young with milk, or the biological process of lactation. Often used in scientific or formal contexts.

哺ほ乳にゅう類るいは子こを哺ほ乳にゅうする。
Mammals suckle their young.
哺ほ乳にゅう瓶びんで赤あかちゃんに

ミルク

を

与あた

える

。

Feed the baby with a nursing bottle.

Written forms

哺ほ乳にゅうUsage88%
Standard kanji spelling; used in formal and technical contexts.
ほ乳にゅうUsage7%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not a standard written form.
ホニュウUsage4%

Kanji

哺nurse, suckle
乳milk, breasts

Similar words

授じゅ乳にゅう
授乳 specifically refers to breastfeeding by a mother, while 哺乳 is a broader biological term for milk-feeding in mammals.
哺ほ乳にゅう類るい
哺乳類 means 'mammals' (the class of animals), derived from 哺乳.

Etymology

Compound of 哺 (suckle, feed) and 乳 (milk). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of milk-feeding.