孵化

ふ化

Reading

Kana: ふか

Romaji: fuka

Definition

noun

vs

1

incubation; hatching

Kanji

孵

Readings: フ、 かえ.す

Meanings: hatch, incubate

化

Readings: カ、 ケ、 ば.ける、 ば.かす、 ふ.ける、 け.する

Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

Example Sentences

卵(たまご)から孵化(ふか)したてのメダカにはどのようなえさをあげればよろしいでしょうか？

➥What should you feed killifish that have just hatched from their eggs?

４月(しがつ)に孵化(ふか)した雛(ひな)も５ヶ月(かげつ)になった。身体(しんたい)の大(おお)きさは親鳥(おやどり)とほぼ同(おな)じ、オス鳥(とり)のとさかが少(すこ)し小(ちい)さいぐらいか。

➥The chicks hatched in April have also become 5 months old. Their bodies are about the same size as their parents, about the only difference is that the roosters have smaller crests than their father.

孵化後(ふかご)まもないヒナは、産毛(うぶげ)が濡(ぬ)れていますが、２時間(じかん)もすると乾(かわ)いてフワフワになります。

➥The down of chicks that have just hatched is damp, but after two hours it dries out and becomes fluffy.