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酪

dairy products, whey, broth, fruit juice

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes13

Readings

On'yomi

  • ラク

Kun'yomi

—

Meaning

酪 centers on processed liquids from animals or plants: dairy products like whey, broths, and fruit juices. The common thread is a nutritious or flavorful liquid extracted or fermented from a base ingredient.

Most common words using 酪

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  • 酪農らくのう
    N1

    dairy farming

  • 酪酸らくさん

    butyric acid

  • 酪農学園大学らくのうがくえんだいがく

    Rakuno Gakuen University

  • γアミノ酪酸ガンマアミノらくさん

    gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

  • インドール酪酸インドールらくさん

    indolebutyric acid

  • 乳酪にゅうらく

    dairy products (esp. butter)

  • 乾酪かんらく

    cheese

  • 乾酪化かんらくか

    caseation

  • 乾酪素かんらくそ

    casein

  • 国際酪農連盟こくさいらくのうれんめい

    International Dairy Federation

  • 牛酪ぎゅうらく

    butter

  • 製酪せいらく

    dairy production (butter, cheese, etc.)

  • 酪らく

    acidic drink made from fermented milk (cow, sheep, mare; one of the five flavors in Buddhism)

  • 酪漿らくしょう

    milk

  • 酪素らくそ

    casein

  • 酪製品らくせいひん

    dairy product

  • 酪農品らくのうひん

    dairy products

  • 酪農場らくのうじょう

    dairy farm

  • 酪農家らくのうか

    dairy farmer

  • 酪農業らくのうぎょう

    dairy farming industry

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Etymology

酪 combines 酉 (a wine or fermentation vessel) with 各, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to fermented milk products like kumiss, later extending to other processed liquids.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 酉 is a sake jar, suggesting fermentation or processing. The right side 各 looks like a person sitting cross-legged. Picture someone sitting beside a jar, straining whey or juice from it.

Reading mnemonic

For ラク, imagine a lucky person finding a jar of delicious whey: luck -> ラク, and the jar is full of dairy goodness.