乳輪

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

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): [ɲ̟ɯ̟ᵝːɾʲĩɴ]

Noun

乳(にゅう)輪(りん) • (nyūrin) 

  1. (anatomy) an areola (circle around the nipple)

Synonyms

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

Korean
Hanja in this term
乳輪

Noun

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

  1. Hanja form? of 유륜 (“areola”).
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