乳首

Japanese

Kanji in this term
にゅう
Grade: 6
しゅ
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Kanji in this term
ちち
Grade: 6
くび
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
くび
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

(chi, chichi, nyū, breast) +‎ (kubi, shu, neck)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) a nipple
    • 1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki, 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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN