Explore 乳 through everyday food and family vocabulary. Learn its reading in complete words.
The idea
乳 has 8 strokes and the on-reading ニュウ; follow the linked stroke diagram. 牛乳 is ぎゅうにゅう, 母乳 is ぼにゅう and 乳製品 is にゅうせいひん.
Examples
- 毎朝牛乳を飲みます。I drink milk every morning.
- 牛乳を冷蔵庫に入れてください。Please put the milk in the refrigerator.
- このチーズは乳製品です。This cheese is a dairy product.
- 赤ちゃんが母乳を飲んでいます。The baby is drinking breast milk.
- 乳製品が入っているか確認してください。Please check whether it contains dairy products.
- スーパーで牛乳を一本買いました。I bought a bottle of milk at the supermarket.
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Watch out
牛乳 specifically means cow’s milk, while 母乳 means breast milk. 乳製品 covers dairy products, not just milk to drink.
Try it yourself
Write the reading of 牛乳 in hiragana.
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ぎゅうにゅう
牛乳 is ぎゅうにゅう: 牛 is ぎゅう and 乳 is にゅう. It means cow’s milk.
Write the reading of 母乳 in hiragana.
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ぼにゅう
母乳 is ぼにゅう: 母 is ぼ and 乳 is にゅう. It means breast milk.
Choose the missing kanji: ＿製品（にゅうせいひん）［乳／牛］.
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乳
乳 completes 乳製品（にゅうせいひん）, meaning dairy products. 牛 alone means cow.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
Write the reading of 牛乳 in hiragana.
Write the reading of 母乳 in hiragana.
Choose the missing kanji: ＿製品（にゅうせいひん）［乳／牛］.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write 乳 using the diagram, then cover the readings and say the three words. Make a sentence with 牛乳.