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乳
乳
8 strokes
Frequency: 1289
JLPT N2
Grade 6

Meanings

milk
breasts

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ニュウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ちち
ち

Common Words

牛乳
ぎゅうにゅう
Noun
Freq #6033
1

(cow's) milk

Examples
牛は我々に牛乳を与えてくれる。
The cow supplies us with milk.
乳
ちち
ち
Noun
Freq #6232
1

milk

Examples
うちの牛は全く乳が出ない。
Our cow doesn't give us any milk.
2

breast

3

ち only

loop

4

ち only

decorative bump (on a hanging bell)

乳首
ちくび
ちちくび
Noun
Freq #8318
1

nipple; teat

Examples
乳首から分泌液が出ます。
I have a discharge from my nipple.
乳房
ちぶさ
にゅうぼう
Noun
Freq #8359
1

breast; udder

Examples
乳房にしこりがあります。
I have a lump in my breast.
巨乳
きょにゅう
Noun
Freq #11637
1

Colloquial

huge breasts; huge boobs

乳母
うば
めのと
おんば
にゅうぼ
ちうば
ちおも
ちも
にゅうも
まま
Noun
Freq #16117
1

wet nurse; nursing mother

貧乳
ひんにゅう
Noun
Freq #24157
1

Colloquial

tiny breasts

乳白色
にゅうはくしょく
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #26047
1

milk-white; milky

母乳
ぼにゅう
Noun
Freq #26482
1

mother's milk

Examples
その母親は赤ちゃんを育てるのに母乳を使った。
The mother used her own milk to nourish the baby.
哺乳類
ほにゅうるい
Noun
Freq #34550
1

mammal; mammalian

Examples
イルカは哺乳類の一種です。
A dolphin is a kind of mammal.
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