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乳 kanji: meaning “milk”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N28 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
milk
On'yomi
ニュウ
Kun'yomi
ちち、ち

Picture story to remember 乳

A hungry child (子) hooks a grabbing hand onto the bottle, wanting milk.

Parts in this story:子

How to write 乳: stroke order

乳 is written with 8 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 乳

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Kanji that share parts with 乳.