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母乳

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 母乳

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.

Kanji in this Word

5 strokes
Frequency: 570
JLPT N4
Grade 2

Meanings

mother

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はは
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
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