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哺乳器官 (honyuukikan) Japanese meaning: mamma | Kotomora

哺ほ乳にゅう器き官かん

ほ

にゅ

う

き

か

ん

Meanings

1

mamma; mammary organ

Anatomical term for the milk-secreting organ of female mammals. Used in scientific or medical contexts.

哺ほ乳にゅう器き官かんは乳にゅう腺せんと乳にゅう頭とうから構

こう

成せい

さ

れる

。

The mammary organ is composed of mammary glands and a nipple.

Kanji

哺nurse, suckle
乳milk, breasts
器utensil, vessel, receptacle
官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Related words

乳ち房ぶさ
乳房 is a more common, everyday word for breast, while 哺乳器官 is a technical anatomical term.
乳にゅう腺せん
乳腺 specifically refers to the mammary gland, a component of the 哺乳器官.

Built from

哺ほ乳にゅう+器き官かん

Etymology

Compound of 哺乳 (ほにゅう, 'lactation, suckling') and 器官 (きかん, 'organ'). A straightforward modern technical term.