乳ち房ぶさ

also: にゅうぼう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to the mammary gland of a human or animal. In everyday use, ちぶさ is the standard reading; にゅうぼう is more technical or formal.

赤あかちゃんが母はは親おやの乳ち房ぶさを吸すっている。
The baby is sucking at its mother's breast.
牛うしの乳ち房ぶさが張はっている。
The cow's udder is swollen.

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Usage patterns

乳ち房ぶさが張はるfor the breast to become swollen/engorged (with milk)
授じゅ乳にゅうの前まえは乳ち房ぶさが張はって痛いたかった。
Before nursing, her breasts were engorged and painful.
乳ち房ぶさを触しょく診しんするto palpate the breast (in a medical exam)
医い師しが乳ち房ぶさを触しょく診しんして異い常じょうがないか確かく認にんした。
The doctor palpated the breast to check for any abnormalities.
乳ち房ぶさが大おおきい／小ちいさいto describe the size of the breast
母ぼ乳にゅうの量りょうは乳ち房ぶさの大おおきさとは関かん係けいないそうだ。
Apparently, milk supply isn't related to breast size.

Kanji

乳milk, breasts
房tassel, tuft, fringe

Related words

胸むねN3
胸 refers broadly to the chest area, while 乳房 specifically means the mammary gland or breast itself.
おっぱい
おっぱい is a casual, often childish or intimate word for breasts or breast milk, whereas 乳房 is the neutral anatomical term.
胸むな元もと
乳房 refers specifically to the breast itself, while 胸元 more broadly describes the exposed chest area near the collar, as in clothing.

Word family

乳ち房ぶさ雲ぐも
mammatus cloud; mammatocumulus; festoon cloud
乳ち房ぶさ再さい建けん
breast reconstruction

Written forms

乳房Usage100%
- ちぶさ
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading ちぶさ is the most common and natural in modern Japanese.
- にゅうぼう
  Alternate on'yomi reading, mostly encountered in medical or formal contexts; less common in everyday speech.
にゅうぼうUsage<1%

Etymology

The kanji 乳 (milk) and 房 (chamber, cluster) combine to mean 'milk chamber'. The reading ちぶさ is the native Japanese reading (kun'yomi), while にゅうぼう is the Sino-Japanese reading (on'yomi).