ほ
哺
いく
育

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. nursing (esp. an animal), suckling, (feeding and) raising.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほ
哺
いく
育
 哺育 ほいく
ほ
保
いく
育
 保育 ほいく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

nurse, suckle
ホ　はぐく.む　ふく.む (11th)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
for the first time, not until
ホ　フ　はじ.めて (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
bring up, grow up, raise
そだ.つ　イク　はぐく.む (3rd, N3)
inverted child
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)