# 哺 — Suckle

Frequency rank 2420 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 辟 (Law), less common than 伍 (Five).

- On’yomi: ほ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)
- Frequency path: Level XIX of XX

A mouth on the left opens wide as an umbrella covers a stool on the right — the baby's mouth opens to suckle, sheltered under an umbrella while sitting on a stool.

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