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    3. 哺乳

    哺乳

    哺ほ乳にゅう

    suckling

    KMT10News #45+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab18 strokes

    ほ乳

    ほにゅう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    suckling, nursing, lactation

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    赤あかちゃんは母はは親おやから哺ほ乳にゅうを受うける。

    Babies receive nursing from their mothers.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsAnimals
    哺ほ乳にゅう瓶びんで子こ猫ねこに哺ほ乳にゅうする。

    To nurse a kitten with a feeding bottle.

    KMT10AnimalsDaily Life
    哺ほ乳にゅうは、親おや子この絆きずなを深ふかめる大たい切せつな行こう為いだ。

    Nursing is an important act that deepens the bond between parent and child.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    新しん生せい児じの哺ほ乳にゅうは、母はは親おやにとって大たい変へんな仕し事ごとだ。

    Nursing a newborn is a demanding job for mothers.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    哺ほ乳にゅう類るいは、乳にゅう腺せんから乳ちちを分ぶん泌ぴつして子こを育そだてる動どう物ぶつの総そう称しょうだ。

    Mammals are a general term for animals that raise their young by secreting milk from mammary glands.

    KMT10AnimalsScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    哺
    はぐく.む・ふく.む…(1)
    nurse・suckle
    乳
    ちち・ち…(1)
    milk・breasts
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