What is the Kanji for "Breasts" and "Milk"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Breasts" and "Milk", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Breasts" and "Milk" is "乳".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Chi" and "Chichi".

Its onyomi reading is "Nyuu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The component "孚" . And The component "乚" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "乳" mean in japanese?

"乳" means "Breasts" and "Milk".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

牛乳: "Milk". The Japanese noun '牛乳 (ぎゅうにゅう)' refers to cow's milk. It is a common dairy product used in many Japanese dishes and beverages. Milk is an important part of the Japanese diet and culture. For example: I drink milk every morning - (毎朝牛乳を飲みます).

乳房: "Breast". The Japanese noun '乳房 (ちぶさ)' refers to the mammary gland on the chest of female mammals, including humans. It is used to describe the female breast and can also be used in a medical context. For example: Her breasts are quite large - (彼女の乳房はかなり大きい). The doctor examined the patient's breasts - (医師が患者の乳房を検査した).

乳: "Breast". The Japanese noun '乳 (ちち)' means 'breast'. This word is commonly used to refer to the mammary glands of females, but can also be used more generally to refer to the chest area. It is a formal term that is used in medical and scientific contexts. For example: She is breast-feeding her baby - (彼女は赤ちゃんを乳で育てている). The baby is drinking milk from his mother's breast - (赤ちゃんは母親の乳から牛乳を飲んでいる).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "に" is read as "ni". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.