also: ちちうし · ちうし · ちうじ
dairy cow; dairy cattle; milk cow
Refers to cows bred and kept specifically for milk production. The term is neutral and commonly used in agricultural contexts.
This farm raises 50 dairy cows.
Milk from dairy cows is shipped every morning.
Standard kanji spelling with the most common reading.
Alternate reading, less common than にゅうぎゅう.
Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.
Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 乳 (milk) and 牛 (cow). The reading にゅうぎゅう is the standard Sino-Japanese on'yomi, while ちちうし and its variants are native Japanese kun'yomi readings that have become rare or obsolete.