乳 — kanji meaning “milk”
乳
milk, breasts
- Meanings
- milk, breasts
- On'yomi
- ニュウ (nyuu)
- Kun'yomi
- ちち、ち
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1289 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 5
- Chinese reading
- rǔ — Chinese character page
Words with 乳
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 母乳 | ぼにゅう bonyuu | mother's milk |
| 豆乳 | とうにゅう tounyuu | soy milk |
| 乳房 | ちぶさ chibusa | breast; udder |
| 乳幼児 | にゅうようじ nyuuyouji | babies and preschool children |
| 乳製品 | にゅうせいひん nyuuseihin | dairy products |
| 授乳 | じゅにゅう junyuu | breastfeeding; nursing; suckling |
| 搾乳 | さくにゅう sakunyuu | milking (a cow, goat, etc.) |
| 鍾乳洞 | しょうにゅうどう shounyuudou | limestone cave; limestone cavern |
| 乳酸菌 | にゅうさんきん nyuusankin | lactic-acid bacilli |
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