also: ちちうし · ちうし · ちうじ
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.
この牧場では乳牛を50頭飼育しています。
This farm raises 50 dairy cows.
乳牛から搾った牛乳は毎朝
Milk from dairy cows is shipped every morning.
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.