Moto 乳: Milk; BreastsKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ニュウ
- Kun'yomi
- ちち、ち
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 250 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ニュウ)
- 牛乳ぎゅうにゅう(cow's) milk
- 乳児にゅうじinfant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
- 乳幼児にゅうようじinfants; babies and very young children
- 乳製品にゅうせいひんdairy products
- 母乳ぼにゅうmother's milk
- 乳業にゅうぎょうdairy industry
- 乳液にゅうえきlatex (milky fluid found in plants)
- 乳牛にゅうぎゅうdairy cow; dairy cattle
- 乳酸にゅうさんlactic acid
- 乳酸菌にゅうさんきんlactic-acid bacilli
- 乳頭にゅうとう(mammary) nipple; teat
- 哺乳ほにゅうlactation; suckling
- 哺乳類ほにゅうるいmammal; mammalian
- 授乳じゅにゅうbreast-feeding; suckling
- 搾乳さくにゅうmilking (a cow)
- 生乳せいにゅうraw milk
- 脱脂粉乳だっしふんにゅうpowdered skim milk; skimmed milk powder
- 豆乳とうにゅうsoy milk
- 鍾乳洞しょうにゅうどうlimestone cave; limestone cavern
- 離乳りにゅうweaning
- 離乳食りにゅうしょくbaby food
- さく乳器さくにゅうきbreast pump
- ほ乳動物ほにゅうどうぶつmammal
- ほ乳瓶ほにゅうびんbaby bottle
- ほ乳類ほにゅうるいmammal; mammalian
- やぎ乳やぎにゅうgoat's milk; goat milk
- れん乳れんにゅうcondensed milk
- コーヒー牛乳コーヒーぎゅうにゅうcoffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
- ヒト乳頭腫ウイルスヒトにゅうとうしゅウイルスhuman papilloma virus; HPV
- ホモ牛乳ホモぎゅうにゅうhomogenized milk; homogenised milk
- ポリ乳酸ポリにゅうさんpolylactic acid; polylactide
- 乳がんにゅうがんbreast cancer
- 乳びにゅうびchyle
- 乳び胸にゅうびきょうchylothorax
- 乳び血症にゅうびけっしょうchylemia; chylaemia
- 乳りんにゅうりんareola mammae (circular area around nipple); areola
- 乳価にゅうかprice of milk
- 乳児期にゅうじきinfancy; babyhood
- 乳児死亡率にゅうじしぼうりつinfant mortality
- 乳児湿疹にゅうじしっしんinfantile eczema; baby eczema
- 乳児脚気にゅうじかっけinfantile beriberi
- 乳児院にゅうじいんnursery
- 乳剤にゅうざいemulsion
- 乳化にゅうかemulsification
- 乳化剤にゅうかざいemulsifier
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 乳ちちmilk
- 乳房ちぶさbreast; udder
- 乳首ちくびnipple; teat
- ない乳ないちちvery small breasts
- はみ乳はみちちpartially covered breasts; breasts bulging out from clothing
- 下乳したちちlower breast; underboob
- 乳くり合うちちくりあうto have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons)
- 乳しぼりちちしぼりmilking
- 乳兄弟ちきょうだいfoster sibling; foster brother
- 乳切り木ちぎりきweight-chain-pole weapon; flail
Other readings
- 乳母うばwet nurse; nursing mother
- 乳母車うばぐるまbaby carriage; perambulator
- ハミ乳はみちちpartially covered breasts; breasts bulging out from clothing
- ヤギ乳やぎにゅうgoat's milk; goat milk
- 乳ビにゅうびchyle
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