How to say 'Breast' in Japanese | 乳房

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The Japanese word for Breast is 'Chibusa', written as 乳房 in Japanese.'Breast' in hiragana is ちぶさ.

word

乳房

Meaning

Breast

Reading

ちぶさ

chibusa

Kanji

乳Breasts, Milk 房Tassel, Chamber

Explanation

The Japanese noun '乳房 (ちぶさ)' refers to the 'breast' of a person or animal. It is a somewhat formal or literary term and is less commonly used in everyday conversation compared to '胸 (むね)' or 'おっぱい'. The word can be used in both medical and poetic contexts. For example: The mother fed her baby with her breast「母親は乳房で赤ちゃんに授乳した」(ははおやはちぶさであかちゃんにじゅにゅうした). The sculpture depicted a woman with exposed breasts「その彫刻は乳房を露わにした女性を描いていた」(そのちょうこくはちぶさをあらわにしたじょせいをえがいていた). Note that this term is neutral in tone but may carry a more serious or clinical nuance depending on the context.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6098

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 乳房

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

乳

Meaning

Breasts, Milk

kanji

房

Meaning

Tassel, Chamber

Words Related to 乳房 Through the Kanji 乳

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 乳 as well.

word

牛乳

Meaning

Milk

word

乳

Meaning

Milk, Breast

Words Related to 乳房 Through the Kanji 房

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 房 as well.

word

冷房

Meaning

Air conditioning

word

暖房

Meaning

Heating

word

文房具

Meaning

Stationery

word

女房

Meaning

Wife

word

房

Meaning

Bunch

word

書房

Meaning

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