# 乳 — milk; breast

乳 means “milk; breast”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ニュウ (nyuu). Kun'yomi: ちち (chichi), ち (chi). You'll see it in words such as 乳 (chichi, “milk”).

- Meaning: milk; breast
- On'yomi: ニュウ (nyuu)
- Kun'yomi: ちち (chichi), ち (chi)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Body & health 2

## How to remember 乳

Parts: 爫 claw · 子 child · 乙 hook

## Words with 乳

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 乳 | ちち (chichi) | milk |

## Don't confuse it with

[浮](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/float/)

## More in the “Body & health 2” set

[胸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/chest/) · [腕](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/arm/) · [肩](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shoulder/) · [疲](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tired/) · [腹](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/belly/) · [乳](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/milk/) · [腰](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/lower-back/) · [眠](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/doze/) · [毒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/poison/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/milk/. Last updated 2026-11-01.