How to say 'Milk' in Japanese | 牛乳

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The Japanese word for Milk is 'Gyuunyuu', written as 牛乳 in Japanese.'Milk' in hiragana is ぎゅうにゅう.

word

牛乳

Meaning

Milk

Reading

ぎゅうにゅう

gyuunyuu

Kanji

牛Cow 乳Breasts, Milk

Explanation

The Japanese noun '牛乳 (ぎゅうにゅう)' refers specifically to cow's milk. It is commonly used in everyday contexts, such as when buying milk at the store or drinking it. For example: I drink milk every morning「毎朝牛乳を飲みます」(まいあさぎゅうにゅうをのみます). This milk is delicious「この牛乳は美味しいです」(このぎゅうにゅうはおいしいです). It is important to note that '牛乳' specifically refers to cow's milk and not other types of milk, such as soy milk or almond milk, which have different names in Japanese.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5197

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 牛乳

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

牛

Meaning

Cow

kanji

乳

Meaning

Breasts, Milk

Words Related to 牛乳 Through the Kanji 牛

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 牛 as well.

word

牛肉

Meaning

Beef

word

牛

Meaning

Cow, Ox

Words Related to 牛乳 Through the Kanji 乳

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 乳 as well.

word

乳房

Meaning

Breast

word

乳

Meaning

Milk, Breast

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'Gyuunyuu' means 'Milk' .

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