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乳房 (ちぶさ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

乳ち房ぶさ

also: にゅうぼう

ち

ぶ

さ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

breast; udder

Refers to the mammary gland of a human or animal. In everyday use, ちぶさ is the standard reading; にゅうぼう is more technical or formal.

赤あかちゃんが母はは親おやの乳ち房ぶさを吸すっている。
The baby is sucking at its mother's breast.
牛うしの乳ち房ぶさが張はっている。
The cow's udder is swollen.

Written forms

乳房Usage100%
- ちぶさ
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading ちぶさ is the most common and natural in modern Japanese.
- にゅうぼう
  Alternate on'yomi reading, mostly encountered in medical or formal contexts; less common in everyday speech.

にゅうぼうUsage<1%

Kanji

乳milk, breasts
房tassel, tuft, fringe

Similar words

胸むね
胸 is a broader term for the chest area, while 乳房 specifically refers to the mammary gland or breast as an organ.
おっぱい
おっぱい is a colloquial, often childish or intimate word for breasts or breast milk; 乳房 is more anatomical and neutral.

Etymology

The kanji 乳 (milk) and 房 (chamber, cluster) combine to mean 'milk chamber'. The reading ちぶさ is the native Japanese reading (kun'yomi), while にゅうぼう is the Sino-Japanese reading (on'yomi).