milk, breasts
On'yomi (音読み)
- ニュウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ちち
- ち
About this kanji
The kanji 「乳」 primarily means "milk" and can also refer to "breasts." It is typically used as a noun. You may encounter it in compounds like 牛乳 (ぎゅうにゅう), which means "cow's milk," and 乳児 (にゅうじ), meaning "infant"—a term used for babies under one year old. Another common compound is 母乳 (ぼにゅう), which means "mother's milk." Additionally, 乳製品 (にゅうせいひん) refers to "dairy products." A usage note is that while this kanji has specific meanings in these contexts, it can also carry more biological connotations when discussing human or animal anatomy.
Example sentences
彼女は乳をあげている。
She is breastfeeding.
Meanings across languages
- English
- milk, breasts
- Tiếng Việt
- sữa, ngực
- 日本語
- 乳, おっぱい
- 한국어
- 우유, 유방
- 中文
- 乳, 奶
- id
- susu, payudara
- th
- นม, เต้านม
- es
- leche, pechos
- fr
- lait, seins
- de
- Milch, Brust
- pt
- leite, seios
Common compounds
- 牛乳ぎゅうにゅう(cow's) milk
- 乳児にゅうじinfant (below 1 year old), suckling baby
- 母乳ぼにゅうmother's milk
- 乳房ちぶさbreast, udder
- 乳製品にゅうせいひんdairy products
- 乳幼児にゅうようじbabies and preschool children
- 授乳じゅにゅうbreastfeeding, nursing, suckling
- 豆乳とうにゅうsoy milk
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