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Kanji 酪: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 酪: dairy products, whey, broth, fruit juice

Key takeaways

Kanji 酪: dairy products, whey, broth, fruit juice. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

酪
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Meaning

dairy productswheybrothfruit juice

On reading

ラク

Radical

酉

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 酪

dairy products, whey, broth, fruit juice

Kanji structure breakdown

酪

Structure breakdown

酉 + 各

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

The sake jar radical (酉) signifies fermented liquids or foods. Imagine each (各) farm fermenting milk to produce dairy products (酪). It is commonly used in the word for dairy farming (rakunō).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ラク
  • 酪農らくのう

    dairy farming

Commonly used words

  • 酪農
    らくのう

    dairy farming

Example sentences

Example 1

酪農は牛の世話が大切です。

Translation

Dairy farming requires taking good care of cows.

Example 2

彼は酪農の仕事を始めました。

Translation

He started working in dairy farming.

Kanji 酪: dairy products, whey, broth, fruit juice | Daily Nihongo