乳にゅう牛ぎゅう

also: ちちうし · ちうし · ちうじ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

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.

この牧ぼく場じょうでは乳にゅう牛ぎゅうを50頭とう飼し育いくしています。
This farm raises 50 dairy cows.
乳にゅう牛ぎゅうから搾しぼった牛ぎゅう乳にゅうは毎まい朝あさ出しゅっ荷かされます。
Milk from dairy cows is shipped every morning.

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Kanji

乳milk, breasts
牛cow

Related words

肉にく牛ぎゅう
肉牛 refers to beef cattle raised for meat, while 乳牛 refers to dairy cattle raised for milk.
和わ牛ぎゅう
和牛 is a breed of Japanese beef cattle known for high-quality meat, not primarily for dairy production.

Written forms

乳牛Usage100%
- にゅうぎゅう
  Standard kanji spelling with the most common reading.
- ちちうし
  Alternate reading, less common than にゅうぎゅう.
- ちうし
  out-dated reading
  Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.
- ちうじ
  out-dated reading
  Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.
ちうし
out-dated reading
ちうじ
out-dated reading
ちちうし

Etymology

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.