Japanese symbol for “breastfeeding”
授乳
じゅにゅう
Romaji: junyuu
breastfeeding; nursing; suckling
In Japanese, breastfeeding is 授乳, read じゅにゅう (junyuu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs breastfeeding; nursing; suckling
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 教授 | きょうじゅ kyouju | professor |
| 授業 | じゅぎょう jugyou | lesson; class; teaching |
| 助教授 | じょきょうじゅ jokyouju | assistant professor; associate professor |
| 授与 | じゅよ juyo | awarding; conferment; granting |
| 授賞 | じゅしょう jushou | awarding a prize; giving an award |
| 授かる | さずかる sazukaru | to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent) |
| 牛乳 | ぎゅうにゅう gyuunyuu | (cow's) milk |
| 乳首 | ちくび chikubi | nipple; teat |
See also: Chinese symbol for “breastfeeding”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.