牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう)

ぎゅうにゅう
noun
milk
1. milk, cow's milk
Milk from a cow. The standard term for milk as a beverage or cooking ingredient.
牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう)を飲(の)みますか。
Do you drink milk?
冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ)に牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう)がありません。
There's no milk in the refrigerator.
コーヒーに牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう)を入(い)れてください。
Please put milk in the coffee.
毎朝(まいあさ)牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう)を一杯(いっぱい)飲(の)んでいます。
I drink a glass of milk every morning.
牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう)は体(からだ)にいいと言(い)われています。
It's said that milk is good for your health.

The kanji literally means 'cow' (牛(ぎゅう)) + 'milk' (乳(にゅう)).

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう)を飲(の)む: to drink milk
  • 牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう)パック: milk carton
  • 牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう)配達(はいたつ): milk delivery
  • 低脂肪(ていしぼう)牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう): low-fat milk

牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう) VS ミルク:

  • 牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう): general term for cow's milk as a beverage
  • ミルク: used in coffee contexts (コーヒーにミルク), or for processed milk products

CULTURAL NOTE:
Japanese schools traditionally serve 牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう) with school lunch (給食(きゅうしょく)). Many Japanese adults are lactose intolerant, so dairy consumption is lower than in Western countries.

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