Meaning

Primary

Nipple

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

What is a milk neck? Think about where milk comes from. Now, think of what looks like a little neck on the thing that milk comes from. What is that thing? It's a nipple.

Reading

ちくび
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading for this one is an exception, at least for the part. It's read as , and is read as くび. You can remember the reading of nipple by thinking of a very special "nipple" you have on your face. A bee has burrowed into your cheek, and it squirts out milk from its butt, which sticks out of your cheek. You can't get it out, so you've decided to call this little cheek bee nipple your cheek bee (ちくび). Buzz buzz *milk*

Context

Context Sentences

あそこで乳首にチクワを付けてダンスしてる人が私の上司です。

That man dancing over there with chikuwa on each of his nipples is my boss.

赤ちゃんにかまれて、乳首がカサブタだらけになってるんです。

My nipples are covered with scabs because the baby bites them.

あんたの乳首から血がふき出しているのを見て、思わずパニクッちゃったよ!

When I saw all the blood spurting out of your nipples, I couldn’t help but panic!

哺乳瓶の乳首、熱湯消毒しておいたよ!

I’ve sterilized the feeding bottle nipples with boiling water.

Kanji Composition