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ヤギミルク (やぎみるく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ヤギミルク

Meanings

1

noun

goat's milk; goat milk

usually written using kana alone

Refers to milk from goats, used in cooking, drinking, and skincare products.

ヤギミルクは牛ぎゅう乳にゅうより消しょう化かしやすいと言いわれている。
Goat's milk is said to be easier to digest than cow's milk.
この石せっ鹸けんはヤギミルクで作つくられている。
This soap is made with goat's milk.

Written forms

ヤギミルク
kana-only spelling
Common katakana spelling; usually written in kana.
やぎミルク
Mixed hiragana-katakana spelling; less common but still encountered.
山羊やぎミルク
Kanji spelling for 山羊 is rare in this compound; the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

山mountain
羊

sheep

Similar words

牛ぎゅう乳にゅう
Cow's milk, the most common type of milk in Japan. ヤギミルク is specifically goat's milk, which is less common and often associated with health or specialty products.
豆とう乳にゅう
Soy milk, a plant-based alternative. ヤギミルク is an animal milk, not a plant milk.

Etymology

Compound of 山羊 (やぎ, 'goat') and ミルク ('milk'), a straightforward loanword from English.