乳暈

See also: 乳晕

Chinese

breast; milk
 
dizzy; ring around moon or sun; confused
dizzy; ring around moon or sun; confused; giddy; faint; swoon; lose consciousness; pass out
trad. (乳暈)
simp. (乳晕)

Pronunciation


Noun

乳暈

  1. (anatomy) areola (pigmented circle around the nipple)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
にゅう
Grade: 6
うん
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of (にゅう) (nyū, breast) + (うん) (un, halo, ring).

Pronunciation

Noun

(にゅう)(うん) (nyūun) 

  1. (anatomy) an areola (circle around the nipple)

Synonyms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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