| Kanji | 乳 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ニュウ | 
| Kunyomi | ちち、ち | 
| English | milk, breasts | 
| Examples | 牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう): (cow's) milk 乳(ちち): (1) milk (2) breast (3) loop (4) decorative bump (on a hanging bell) | 
| JLPT Level | 2 | 
| Jouyou Grade | 6 | 
| Frequency | 1289 | 
| Components | 孚: sincere; nourish; encase 乙: the latter; duplicate; strange; witty; fishhook radical (no. 5) | 
| Number of Strokes | 8 | 
| Kanji Radical | 乙 | 
| Radical Number | 5 | 
| Radical Strokes | 1 | 
| Radical Reading | おつ・おつにょう・つりばり | 
| Traditional Form | (none) | 
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic | 
| Keyword | milk | 
| Koohii Story 1 | A fledgling is being nursed at a zoo, it is fed milk through a small tube that is bent in the shape of a hook (so that it fits inside its beak). The fledgling soon becomes addicted to milk, giving us this very catchy mnemonic: “fledgling hooked on milk”. | 
| Koohii Story 2 | Drinking milk not only reduces cavity (#96)´s but also strengthens nails (claws) thanks astgtciv. | 
| RTK Index (new) | 786 | 
Tags: jlpt.n2, grade6, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_food.drink
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