Kanji
Readingこう
Frequency7%
Used in (282 in total)
gun point; muzzle
population; common talk
oral; in the mouth
excuse; pretext
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
vaginal opening
corners of the mouth
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
os uteri; cervical os; orifice of the uterus
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
oral cavity; mouth
account (e.g. bank)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
gossip; corner of the mouth
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
mouth of river; estuary
urethral opening; urinary meatus
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
muzzle (of a gun)
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
oral sex; fellatio; cunnilingus
increase in population; population growth
verbal attack
escape hatch; escape door
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
gag order; gag rule; gag law
ventilation hole; vent
vent; ventilation opening
bad breath; halitosis
dictation; verbal statement
insertion slot (e.g. coins, tickets); input port
introductory remarks
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
taken by mouth; oral
all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
mouth ulcer; stomatitis
(volcanic) crater
manner of speaking; way of speaking; intimation; lip service; words
pretence; pretense
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
around the mouth
tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place
oral tradition; legend; folklore
bare livelihood; subsistence
small calibre; small caliber
houses and inhabitants; population
trophi (mouthparts of an insect, etc.)
to engage in a heated discussion
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
entrance to a bay; mouth of a bay
stiff formality; set terms
account number (bank, etc.)
secret bank account; secret account
passing on by word of mouth; oral tradition
oral examination; interview
to become well-known; to become common knowledge; to become famous; to be on everyone's lips
around one's lips
oral instruction or teaching or method
clever; smart
harbor entrance; harbour entrance
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
taking dictation; note-taking
verbal promise
oral proceedings; oral pleadings
colloquial style; written style based on spoken language
humming to oneself
pithead; minehead
to try to appear smart; to pretend to be intelligent
frothing at the mouth
keeping silent; silence; restraining (speech); gagging; muzzling
population decrease
unlucky for all activities, with only the period around noon being auspicious
speech; manner of speaking
ventilation duct; vent
access hole (usu. floor or ceiling trap); inspection hole
air inlet; intake vent
common talk; talk of the town; words of many people
oral contraceptives; the pill
air supply port; vent
intake port; water intake; sluice gate
fuel filler opening; tank pipe opening
commission; brokerage
oral infection; orally transmitted infection
nose and mouth; muzzle (e.g. of a dog); nostril; nostrils; naris
population distribution
appetite; distinction between what is thought and what is said
direct debit; account-to-account transfer
harbor; entrance to a harbor
(doses for) oral administration
oral answer
colloquial writing; text written in a spoken form of the language
colloquial translation
verbal note (notes verbale); written statement
silent mouthing
thirst; dry mouth; -dipsia
waste-water port (of a dam, sewer, etc.); freeing port (on a ship); water hose outlet (for firefighting)
greenhorn; youthfulness and lack of experience
hatch; hatchway (ship)
bad breath; intimation
affidavit; deposition
national census; door-to-door census
oral presentation
spout (for water)
harelip; cleft lip
population statistics; demographics
direct debit; account-to-account transfer
(arch.) prisoner of war (Yayoi period); slaves
oral literature; folklore
smoke outlet; smoke vent
foot-and-mouth disease; hoof-and-mouth disease
population structure; demographic structure; age-sex structure
crater floor; crater basin
dental surgery; oral surgery
palatine bone (of the skull)
to give vent to (one's feeling); to hint (at something); to intimate; to suggest
being at a complete loss as to what to do; being at one's wit's end; being at a loss for an answer
oral herpes; cold sores; herpes simplex virus 1; HSV-1
rim of bowl or vessel; peristome
false charge; slander; defamation
oral phase; oral stage
cyclostomes (eel-like jawless fishes with round mouths used for sucking)
orbicularis oris muscle
changes in demographics; movements in population characteristics
oral consonant
population; number of items, articles, etc.
numerical aperture (in photography)
better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull; better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization; better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond
(mouths of) many people
oral statement
lake inlet
mouth of a chicken
mouth ulcer; stomatitis
speaking with one voice; being unanimous
dental health; oral hygiene
savings account; deposit account
muzzleloading
better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; (lit.) better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow
mouth and ear
affidavit; deposition
oral literature; folk literature
thrush (pediatric disease); aphtha; moniliasis
population coverage rate; service coverage ratio
sipunculan (any worm of phylum Sipuncula); sipunculid
spoken language (as opposed to literary)
checking account; cheque account
colloquial grammar; grammar of modern spoken and written Japanese
oratorical talent; eloquence; clever tongue; glibness
out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) out of the tiger's mouth into the dragon's den
war of words; quarrel; dispute
oral candidiasis; oral candidosis; oral thrush
parenteral nutrition; parenteral alimentation
artificial lake; man-made lake; reservoir
population bonus; demographic dividend; demographic bonus
diffuser; air supply outlet in air-conditioning system
workforce; work force; labor force; labour force
astomatous
individual retirement account; IRA
Deuterostomia (superphylum of animals)
(of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji with a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel; (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "o" and "u" or "e" and "u" sounds
taste; flavor; flavour; deliciousness
direct debit; account-to-account transfer
(of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji without a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel; (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds
endorheic lake; closed lake
everyday speech; everyday language
being cunning and spiteful, yet honey-tongued with feigned kindness
water supply pipe inlet/outlet (esp. on standpipes and dry risers)
oral character (in psychoanalysis)
specified account; designated account
men who were subject to taxes and forced labor (ritsuryo system)
word form primarily used in spoken language
mouth harp; Jew's harp
(public) opinion leader
uvular; uvular consonant
exorheic lake; open lake
Merostomata (group comprising the sea scorpions and the horseshoe crabs)
public recitation right (e.g. reciting a poem in a bookstore)
aperture ratio (inverse of the f-number); relative aperture
port at the mouth of a river
phlegmon in floor of oral cavity; Ludwig's angina
thrush fungus (Candida albicans)