Japanese Conversation · Level 22
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Japanese word
乳
Pronunciation
Romajichichi
Meaning
- nounmilk
Example
山羊から乳を搾ります。yagi ka ra chichi o shibo ri ma su
We milk the goat.
More examples
料理に乳を加えると、味がまろやかになります。ryō ri ni chichi o kuwa e ru to aji ga ma ro ya ka ni na ri ma su
When you add milk to a dish, the flavor becomes milder.
Core concept
It refers to the substance supplied for nursing and to the female mammal's breast or udder as its source.
Common phrases
乳が出るchichi ga de ru
produce milk
乳を飲むchichi o no mu
drink milk
乳を搾るchichi o shibo ru
milk a cow
Similar words
ミルクmiruku: A common loanword for milk, often used in everyday speech, food, and product names.
乳汁nyūjū: A formal or scientific term for milk produced by a mammal.
Definition in Japanese
哺乳類の雌の乳房から分泌され、子を養う白い液体。また、女性の乳房や動物の乳房。ho nyū rui no mesu no chi busa ka ra bun pitsu sa re ko o yashina u shiro i eki tai ma ta jo sei no chi busa ya dō butsu no chi busa
Word origin
乳 (chichi, "milk") is an inherited Japanese word, and 乳 is the Chinese character adopted to write it, with the original meaning of milk.
Usage tips
- When 乳 (chichi) refers to a breast rather than milk, it can sound blunt or old-fashioned, so context and register matter in advanced conversation.
Other meanings
- breastnoun
- uddernoun
Related words
- 乳化nyūkaemulsificationnoun