乳(にゅう)

にゅう
noun
milk; breast (in compounds)
1. milk; mammary secretion
The on'yomi reading of the kanji 乳(にゅう), used almost exclusively in compounds referring to milk products or the mammary glands. The standalone kun'yomi form is ちち.
牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう)を毎日(まいにち)飲(の)んでいる。
I drink milk every day.
母乳(ぼにゅう)で赤(あか)ちゃんを育(そだ)てている。
She is raising the baby on breast milk.
乳製品(にゅうせいひん)にアレルギーがあるので気(き)をつけている。
I'm careful because I have an allergy to dairy products.

Almost never used alone in modern Japanese — appears in compounds. For the standalone Japanese word for 'milk' or 'breast', use ちち (also written 乳(ちち)).

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう): cow's milk
  • 母乳(ぼにゅう): breast milk
  • 豆乳(とうにゅう): soy milk
  • 乳製品(にゅうせいひん): dairy products
  • 乳児(にゅうじ): infant; nursing baby
  • 乳酸(にゅうさん): lactic acid

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