# 哺 — suckle; feed

哺 means “suckle; feed”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ホ (ho). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: suckle; feed
- On'yomi: ホ (ho)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Animals 4

## How to remember 哺

Parts: 口 mouth; box · 甫 plot of seedlings

## Don't confuse it with

[補](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/supplement/) · [捕](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/catch/) · [浦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shoreline-bay/)

## More in the “Animals 4” set

[雌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/female/) · [蛍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/firefly/) · [牙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fang/) · [蚊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mosquito/) · [蜂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bee/) · [蚕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/silkworm/) · [餌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bait/) · [哺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/suckle/) · [繭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cocoon/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/suckle/. Last updated 2026-11-01.