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乳 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「乙」

道
5Elementary year 6 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「乙」
On
ニュウにゅう · nyū
Kun
ちち・ちchichi · chi
Meaning
milk; breast

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A hand holding a child beside the form of a breast; feeding a child — hence "milk, breast."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onニュウにゅうnyū乳児にゅうじ乳液にゅうえき牛乳ぎゅうにゅう
Kunちちchichi乳ちち
Kunちchi乳首ちくび乳飲み子ちのみこ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 牛乳ぎゅうにゅう

    cow's milk

  • 乳歯にゅうし

    baby tooth

More words with this kanji

  • 搾乳さくにゅう
  • 乳酪にゅうらく
  • 哺乳類ほにゅうるい
  • 鍾乳洞しょうにゅうどう
  • 乳母うば

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

毎朝(まいあさ)、牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう)を一(いっ)ぱい飲(の)む。

I drink a glass of milk every morning.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 乙Map of reading ニュウAll maps

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