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

(Tokyo) ちくび [chìkúꜜbì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2][3]
(Tokyo) ちくび [chíꜜkùbì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi̥kɯ̟ᵝbʲi]

(Tokyo) ちちくび [chìchíꜜkùbì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi̥t͡ɕikɯ̟ᵝbʲi]

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

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 (nyuusiu)^?}

(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.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
a pacifier (for a baby)

See also

おしゃぶり (oshaburi)

References

Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.

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

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