乳輪

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乳	輪
にゅう Grade: 6	りん Grade: 4
goon

乳輪 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Compound of 乳(にゅう) (nyū, “breast”) + 輪(りん) (rin, “ring”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) にゅうりん [nyùúríń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ɨːɾʲĩɴ]

Noun

乳(にゅう)輪(りん) • (nyūrin)

(anatomy) an areola (circle around the nipple)

Synonyms

乳(にゅう)暈(うん) (nyūun)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
乳	輪

Noun

乳輪 • (yuryun or McCune-Reischauer: yuryun or Yale: yulyun) (hangeul 유륜)

Hanja form^? of 유륜 (“areola”).

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