also: ちしる · ちちしる
Technical term for mammalian milk, used in biology, medicine, and agriculture. In everyday language, 乳 (ちち) or ミルク is more common.
See also: 乳
Milk secretion is regulated by hormones.
latex (milky fluid from plants)
Only with reading ちちしる
Refers to the milky sap of plants such as rubber trees or dandelions. The reading ちちしる is specifically associated with this sense.
See also: 乳液
Natural rubber is made from the latex of rubber trees.
galactorrhea
Standard kanji spelling for the reading にゅうじゅう, used in medical and biological contexts.
Rare native Japanese reading; may appear in older or literary texts.
Rare native Japanese reading; Restricted this reading to the plant latex sense.
Sino-Japanese compound of 乳 (にゅう, 'milk') and 汁 (じゅう, 'juice, fluid'). The native readings ちしる and ちちしる are rare and likely older or dialectal.