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suckle
Meanings
suckle RTKNurse
Community Mnemonic
▲ 244 votes
The extremely efficient (military veteran) wet-nurse keeps track of which infant has been SUCKLEd already by marking each mouth with a dog-tag. (Cf. 吸 (#744)).
Source: Kanji Koohii community
Radical Components
On'yomi
ほ
Kun'yomi
ほぐくふく