粉乳(ふんにゅう)

ふんにゅう
noun
powdered milk; milk powder
food
1. powdered milk; milk powder
Milk that has been dried into a powder form for preservation. Includes various types such as whole milk powder, skim milk powder, and infant formula.
粉乳(ふんにゅう)をお湯(ゆ)で溶(と)かす。
Dissolve the powdered milk in hot water.
脱脂(だっし)粉乳(ふんにゅう)は保存(ほぞん)がきく。
Skim milk powder keeps well.
戦後(せんご)、学校(がっこう)給食(きゅうしょく)では脱脂(だっし)粉乳(ふんにゅう)が出(だ)されていた。
After the war, skim milk powder was served in school lunches.

Composed of 粉(ふん) (powder) and 乳(にゅう) (milk). The on'yomi compound is the standard technical and commercial term.

Common collocations

  • 脱脂(だっし)粉乳(ふんにゅう): skim milk powder
  • 全脂(ぜんし)粉乳(ふんにゅう): whole milk powder
  • 調製(ちょうせい)粉乳(ふんにゅう): modified/prepared milk powder (infant formula)
  • 粉乳(ふんにゅう)を溶(と)かす: to dissolve powdered milk

Cultural note

脱脂(だっし)粉乳(ふんにゅう) is strongly associated with the postwar school lunch program in Japan, when powdered skim milk provided by the United States was served to students. Many older Japanese have vivid (often unpleasant) memories of its taste.

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Related Words

Compare: 粉(こな)ミルク (powdered milk)
Compare: ミルク (milk)
Compare: 牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう) (cow's milk)
Compare: 練乳(れんにゅう) (condensed milk)
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