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

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 (nyūsiu)?

  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.
  2. a pacifier (for a baby)

See also

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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