乳首

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乳	首

Etymology

Compound of chi (“breast”) and kubi (“neck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɕikubi/

Noun

乳首 (hiragana ちくび, romaji chikubi)

1. a projection on the breasts in mammals that may secrete milk
   • 1603–1604: Nippo Jisho (page 120)

     Chicubi. チクビ (乳首) 乳房の先端. Chicubiuo fuqumuru. (乳首を含むる) 乳房の先端を人の口の中にさし入れる, すなわち, 乳を吸わせる. Chicubiuo fuqumu, l, cuuayuru. (乳首を含む, または, 銜ゆる) 乳房を口に含む, または, 乳を飲む.

2. a instrument in the shape of a nipple that is given to an infant to suck upon; a pacifier

See also

• おしゃぶり (oshaburi)

References

• 1980 May 18 [1603–1604], Tadao Doi, Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4-0008-0021-3: