乳首

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乳 首
にゅう
Grade: 6
しゅ
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Kanji in this term
乳 首
ちち
Grade: 6
くび
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
乳 首
ち
Grade: 6
くび
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

乳 (chi, chichi, nyū, “breast”) +‎ 首 (kubi, shu, “neck”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) にゅ​うしゅ [nyúꜜùshù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ɯ̟ᵝːɕɨᵝ]

Noun

乳(ち)首(くび) • (chikubi)  or 乳(ちち)首(くび) • (chichikubi)  or 乳(にゅう)首(しゅ) • (nyūshu) ←にゆうしう (nyuusiu)?

  1. (anatomy) a nipple
    • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 120:
      Chicubi. チクビ (乳首) 乳房の先端. Chicubiuo fuqumuru. (乳首を含むる) 乳房の先端を人の口の中にさし入れる, すなわち, 乳を吸わせる. Chicubiuo fuqumu, l, cuuayuru. (乳首を含む, または, 銜ゆる) 乳房を口に含む, または, 乳を飲む.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. a pacifier (for a baby)

See also

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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