Kanji口
Readingくち
Frequency67%
Used in (322 in total)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
every person; every mouth; every entrance
gossip; corner of the mouth
to put into the mouth; to eat
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
fast-talking; rapid talking
way of speaking; intimation
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
way (of doing); manner; method
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
whistle (sound made with the lips)
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
gossip; corner of the mouth
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
retort; back talk; backchat
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
quarrel; dispute; argument
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
moustache; mustache
verbal promise; one's word
way of reciting; way of telling a story
foul-mouthed; foul (language); abusive; greedy; gluttonous
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
(not saying anything) no matter what
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
to be careful in speech
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
outlet (for water, gas, etc.); market (for goods); outlet; outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
lip-syncing; lip-synching
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
cajolery; wheedling
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
nightfall; early evening
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
to speak ambiguously; to be vague; to equivocate; to prevaricate
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
to speak fluently; to be a good talker
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
summoning a spirit and giving them voice (esp. when done by a female shaman); channeling; female medium; female channeler
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
loose-tongued; talkative
all talk (and no action)
dragon-head gargoyle; gutter spout
always having a comeback; fast-talking
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
dead men tell no tales; the dead cannot speak in their own defense
slit-mouthed woman; malevolent folklore woman with her mouth sliced open from ear to ear
paddy sluice
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
way of speaking; profession
incommunicative; taciturn
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
opening of a scabbard; mouth of a sword sheath; style of shirt with carp-mouth shaped sleeves
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
to throw in a suggestion
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
drinker; person who can hold their drink
top (of a flight of stairs); end (of a moving walkway); exit door (e.g. of a bus); steps down (from a bus, etc.)
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
to have similar tastes (in food); to have compatible palates; to be in sync (of lip movements with spoken or sung vocals); (arch.) to understand each other; (arch.) to be in agreement
to put in a word for; to second; to support
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
zip it!; shut it!; be quiet!; I'll shut up
mouthpiece; cigarette holder; cigarette filter (tip); fragrant garnish (for soup)
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
eloquent; glib; talkative; smooth talker; glib talker
using the strongest words possible; scathingly (criticize, deride, etc.); (praise) to the skies; in the highest possible terms
employment agency
(mouth) gag; muzzle
duck face; duck lips; facial expression where the lips are pursed and corners of the mouth raised
method of attack; place of attack
entrance; threshold; beginning; first step; start
to arrange not to contradict each other
lipped bowl; one side of a story or argument
(metal) cap; clasp; mouthpiece; socket (for light, etc.)
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
mouth with a protruding lower lip and jaw; socket; receiving window; slot
craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth
boastful; conceited; bragging; impudent
cut end; section; opening; slit
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
aftertaste; later (in line or in turn, etc.)
slow of speech; prudent
loose-lipped; talkative
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
(in the shape of a) mouth; mouthpiece (of a cigarette); manner of speech
fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words
edges of the mouth
to talk about (something)
writing with the brush in one's mouth; foreword; preface; affidavit; written confession (of a commoner in the Edo period)
tinder; touchwood; charcloth
light (flavor); lightly seasoned; light soy sauce; thin (porcelain, ceramic, etc.); thinly made
having bad breath; having halitosis
to be of an overly talkative disposition since birth; (lit.) to be born mouth first
the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; (lit.) good medicine tastes bitter
wide-mouthed (bottle, jar, etc.); shallow bowl for displaying arranged flowers
you can't control what people say; you can't stop rumours (rumors)
leading a horse, cow, etc.; groom; horse boy; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
humming a samisen tune; smooth talk; sweet words; cajolery
scolding; faultfinding
melt-in-the-mouth feeling
to carry out fellatio; to give someone head
the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; (lit.) good medicine tastes bitter
quarreling; quarrelling
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
to join in; to have a share in; to get in on the act
oral respiration; mouth breathing; breathing through one's mouth
technique; techniques
unable to speak; inarticulate
entry door (to a vehicle); entrance; door for boarding (e.g. a bus); (arch.) equipage for restraining and mounting horses
craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth
to be of an overly talkative disposition since birth; (lit.) to be born mouth first
major customer; large customer
glib tongue; eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
(food that meets one's) taste; treatment
drawstring (e.g. on a bag)
acting as go-between; good offices
spoken language; spoken words; language
opening (e.g. of a bag); mouth area
rich (taste); dark-coloured; thick; dark soy sauce
discreet; tight-lipped
to eke out a living; to barely manage to get by
to say the same thing over and over again; to talk until one is blue in the face
what people say; gossip; rumours; rumors
to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer); to be offered (the job of ...); to be invited (to do ...)
talkative; loquacious; garrulous; having a large family to support; having too many mouths to feed
previous preconception; previous engagement
dumbfounded; open-mouthed
commissures (of the lips); lip corners; mouth corners
chum; pal; dagger; stiletto; unbalanced record of wins between two wrestlers
to incur the wrath of god (e.g. by speaking ill of someone behind their back); to get into trouble; to warp one's mouth
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker; smooth-talker
counting time orally
surprising; shocking; jaw-dropping
directly (from someone's mouth); in one's own words
outlet; market (for goods); prospect (e.g. employment, marriage, etc.); opportunity
talking a lot; talkative person
jar; widemouthed bottle
dried sea-cucumber ovaries
to talk; to call; to invite; to call a geisha or prostitute over
bite-sized cutlet
rumouring; gossiping; nagging; faultfinding
tantalizing sample (of food); tantalising sample (of food)
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
talking back; retort
to be used to eating the best; to have a refined palate
dark soy sauce; regular soy sauce
cleft lip; harelip
start broaching (a subject); opening remark; event at the start of the tenth month of the lunar calendar; opening a sealed jar or container
to insult someone behind their back
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
sake made from rice or other cereal which is chewed before fermentation
slow of speech; prudent
something unspoken; non-functional mouth
break; split
to be a topic of conversation; to be made much of; to be taken in
you can't control what people say; you can't stop rumours (rumors)
lip piercing
making a living; means of living; livelihood
prohibition of speaking; imposition of silence; tiny morsel
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
semi-sweet (wine)
kanji "mouth" radical at left (radical 30)
futakuchi-onna; two-mouthed woman; folklore monster that takes the form of a woman with an additional mouth on the back of her head, hidden underneath her hair
less chit chat, more chop chop; less talk, more action
talkative; voluble
mouth shaped like a kana "he" character; mouth turned down at the corners
repeat mindlessly; speaking in a similar manner
hand, foot and mouth disease; HFMD
having a narrow mouth (of a bottle, etc.); topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva); (arch.) barracuda
humorous story with a punch line
accustoming oneself to a certain taste; oral drill
method; way
be moderate with your mouth; (lit.) sickness enters through the mouth, calamities come out of the mouth
to say (something)
adding more tea; adding fresh leaves to used ones in a teapot
semi-dry; semi-secco (e.g. wine)
sundries; miscellaneous (objects)
referee officiating the lowest division
largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides); bigmouth bass
bite-size; bite-sized
go-between; intermediate; agent (e.g. for employing servants)
to lose one's means of livelihood; to become unable to earn a living
living from hand to mouth
to grin with closed teeth
lip piercing
an expression; phraseology
cigarette with a mouthpiece
witty talking; joking
opening; pull tab
talk is cheap; it's easier to say than to do; (lit.) building Osaka Castle by talking
even an unruly horse can be tamed
surprising; shocking; jaw-dropping
verbal promise; forbidding someone from telling others
rough speaking
honey in one's mouth but a razor in one's belt
elegant (speech); clear; high-sounding; not gluttonous
Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)
smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
African slender-snouted crocodile (Crocodylus cataphractus)
Thorold's deer (Cervus albirostris); white-lipped deer
Tribolodon nakamurai (species of cyprinid)
mustached monkey (Cercopithecus cephus); moustached guenon
immediate deal; deal sealed by one word
the part of a province closest to the capital