ミルクmiruku

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounmilk
    このコップをミルクで満みたした。↗
    I filled this glass with milk.
  2. nouninfant formula; formula; baby milk
  3. nouncondensed milk
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym乳ちちNeutralA traditional native word for milk that also means breasts; 「ミルク」typically covers cow's milk plus dairy products such as formula and condensed milk.
  • Synonym牛乳ぎゅうにゅうNeutralMeans cow's milk only — the word printed on cartons and used for school lunches; 「ミルク」also means milk but extends to formula and condensed milk.
  • Synonym乳汁にゅうじゅうWrittenWritten term, mainly in medicine and biology, for the milk secreted by mammals; also covers the milky fluid of plants (latex).

For milk as a drink, 「牛乳」or 「ミルク」both work; cartons usually read 「牛乳」, while baby formula and coffee milk are 「ミルク」. Breast milk is 「乳」, or 「乳汁」in medical writing.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 乳ちち。とくに牛乳ぎゅうにゅう。
  2. 育児いくじ用よう粉ミルクこなみるく、練乳れんにゅう、粉乳ふんにゅう、コンデンスミルクなどの乳製品にゅうせいひん、牛乳ぎゅうにゅう加工品かこうひん。
  3. 乳液にゅうえき状じょうの基礎化粧品きそけしょうひん。
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