Keyword
tongue
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig41
Readings
した
(89%)
ぜつ
(8%)
Composed of
thousand
mouth
Mnemonic

If you'd pick a thousand people at random, and looked into their mouth you will find that each one of them has a tongue inside.

Used in kanji (15 in total)
to speak
activity
chaos
resign
Used in vocabulary (153 in total)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
tip of tongue
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
war of words
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
sharp tongue; eloquence
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
to be talkative; to have a glib tongue; to speak fluently; to be a good talker
long talk; long-winded speech
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
manner of speaking; way of speaking; intimation; lip service; words
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
written and spoken words; description
smacking one's lips (over food)
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
person with a sharp tongue
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
tip of the tongue; one's words; (manner of) speech; way of talking
being unable to discern good food from bad; poor person's taste (in food); unsophisticated palate
speech; address
talkative person; chatterbox
careless remark; incriminating remark; unfortunate statement; slip of the tongue
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
cow's tongue; sole (any fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae)
agave; maguey; American aloe; century plant (Agave americana)
sole (any fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae); red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
long talk; long-winded speech
poor taste (in food); unsophisticated palate
to be talkative; to have a glib tongue; to speak fluently; to be a good talker
tip of the tongue; speech; way of talking
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
root of the tongue
hyoid bone (of the skull)
to make a long-winded speech; to give a long talk
sublingual; under the tongue
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
long talk; long-winded speech; long tongue (one of the thirty-two marks of a great man)
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
boastful (language); audacious; arrogant; presumptuous
soft and pleasant on the tongue
butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption
lisping; cooing
butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption
tip of the tongue; tongue tip; lingual apex
tongue depressor
cancer of the tongue
lingual sound
trouble caused by a slip of the tongue
soft and pleasant on the tongue
cancer of the tongue
fur (on one's tongue)
poor taste (in food); unsophisticated palate
butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption
soft and pleasant on the tongue
barbarian jabbering
soft and pleasant on the tongue
beef tongue; ox tongue
sublingual tablet
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
soft and pleasant on the tongue
tongue piercing; tongue stud
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
double-dealing
rumors travel faster than a four-horse carriage; a word once uttered cannot be recalled
glossitis; tongue ulcer; mouth ulcer
lingual (in dentistry)
agave; maguey; American aloe; century plant (Agave americana)
rear part of the tongue
lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers; chattering; idle talk
tongue (of a shoe)
burning mouth syndrome; glossodynia; BMS
sole (any fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae); red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)
soft and pleasant on the tongue
war of words; quarrel; dispute
cancer of the tongue
talkative person; chatterbox
sole (any fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae)
evil tongue; gossip
sublingual gland
wet (moist) tongue
splitting the bill so that the others end up paying the whole amount; wheedling the others into paying the whole bill
(public) opinion leader
a glib tongue (with fair words); fluent talk designed to deceive; talk something away
kanji "tongue" radical at left
pentastomid (any worm of phylum Pentastomida)
benign migratory glossitis; geographic tongue
spoken word performance; oral arts
dorsal; dorsal consonant
coronal; coronal consonant
retroflex; retroflex consonant; retroflex sound
retroflex; retroflex consonant; retroflex sound
retroflex; retroflex consonant; retroflex sound
unclear speech
unclear speech
sticking out one's tongue when putting food in one's mouth
lingual orthodontics (e.g. braces)
apical consonant; apical; apex
laminal consonant; laminal
linguadental consonant
tongue thrust
black cow-tongue (species of tonguefish, Paraplagusia japonica)
black cow-tongue (species of tonguefish, Paraplagusia japonica)
northern shrike; great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor)
tongue worm (any worm of phylum Pentastomida)
zebra sole (Zebrias zebrinus)
zebra sole (Zebrias zebrinus)
bamboo sole (Heteromycteris japonica)
red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)
Examples (32 in total)
There are no changes in the throat or the tongue.
He clicked his tongue and left the store.
After clicking his tongue, he shook his head from side to side.