Japanese symbol for “milking”
搾乳
さくにゅう
Romaji: sakunyuu
milking (a cow, goat, etc.)
In Japanese, milking is 搾乳, read さくにゅう (sakunyuu).
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 milking (a cow, goat, etc.)
- n, vi, vs breast pumping; milk expression
Written forms: 搾乳、さく乳. Readings: さくにゅう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “milking”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 搾取 | さくしゅ sakushu | milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing |
| 乳搾り | ちちしぼり chichishibori | milking |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 搾取 | さくしゅ sakushu | exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry |
| 搾り取る | しぼりとる shiboritoru | to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone) |
| 圧搾 | あっさく assaku | pressure; compression; pressing |
| 搾油 | さくゆ sakuyu | oil expression (extraction) |
| 圧搾機 | あっさくき assakuki | compressor; press |
| 牛乳 | ぎゅうにゅう gyuunyuu | (cow's) milk |
| 乳首 | ちくび chikubi | nipple; teat |
| 乳児 | にゅうじ nyuuji | infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby |
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.