くち
Meanings
Noun
1. mouth
2. opening; hole; gap; orifice
3. mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece
4. gate; door; entrance; exit
5. speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip)
6. taste; palate
7. mouth (to feed)
8. opening (i.e. vacancy); available position
9. invitation; summons
10. kind; sort; type
11. opening (i.e. beginning)
Counter
Suffix
12. counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (206 in total)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
way of speaking; intimation
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
way (of doing); method
① 唇と鼻の間に生える髭。
① 失敗・屈辱などを経験し、諦めることができず残念に思うさま。
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
scolding; faultfinding
whistle (sound made with the lips)
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
① 口数が少ないこと。あまり喋らないこと。またそのさま。
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
entrance; threshold; beginning; first step; start
to taste; to try (food or drink)
lipstick
acting as go-between; good offices
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
aftertaste; later (in line or in turn, etc.)
leading a horse, cow, etc.; groom; horse boy; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer
making a living; means of living; livelihood
① 中へ入る所。② 物事の始め。
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
drinker; person who can hold their drink
retort; back talk; backchat
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
way of speaking; profession
rich (taste); dark-coloured; thick; dark soy sauce
fast-talking; rapid talking
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
lipped bowl; one side of a story or argument
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
slow of speech; prudent
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
quarrel; dispute; argument
① 口頭で約束すること。
① とじてあるものをあけること。開封すること。② ものごとのはじまり。
voluble; eloquent
(in the shape of a) mouth; mouthpiece (of a cigarette); manner of speech
① 口唇口蓋裂の一種。上唇の中央が先天的に縦に裂けていること。また、その人。兎唇^(としん)。現在では、差別語として使用が忌避される傾向にある。② 大木を伐採する方法の一種。木の根元の三方から斧を入れた後、残りを切って倒す。
chum; pal; dagger; stiletto; unbalanced record of wins between two wrestlers
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
interference; meddling; butting in
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
different item; different lot
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to be careful in speech
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
① 死者の霊魂を呼び寄せ、その意思を言葉で語ること。
fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words
having bad breath; having halitosis
quarreling; quarrelling
drawstring (e.g. on a bag)
① しゃべらないこと
spoken language; spoken words; language
talkative; voluble
method; way
to put into the mouth; to eat
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 keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
① 物を切った断面。② 切り傷の口。③ 袋などで、そこから切り始めるように指示した目印。④ 物事を分析する際の観点・方法。
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
quarrel; dispute; argument
quarrel; dispute; argument
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
way of reciting; way of telling a story
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
① 相撲の番付の一つで、最も下位のもの。② 物事の過程における始まりの部分。
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
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
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
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?
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
① 言う事に遠慮がない、あしざまに言いふらす、口汚く言う、口うるさい。
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
lip-syncing; lip-synching
lip-syncing; lip-synching
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
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
nightfall; early evening
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
all talk (and no action)
all talk (and no action)
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
always having a comeback; fast-talking
loose-tongued; talkative
① 銅、鉄などで竜頭を作り、口から水が出るようにしたもの。② 樋の口の水を出す部分。
top (of a flight of stairs); exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus)
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
muzzle
incommunicative; taciturn
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
to throw in a suggestion
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
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
to put in a word for; to second; to support
zip it (when used to others); I'll shut up (when used by oneself); button (one's) lips
using the strongest words possible
boastful; conceited; bragging; impudent
eloquent; glib; talkative; smooth talker; glib talker
duck face; duck lips; facial expression where the lips are pursed and corners of the mouth raised
duck face; duck lips; facial expression where the lips are pursed and corners of the mouth raised
method of attack; place of attack
mouth with a protruding lower lip and jaw
to arrange not to contradict each other
cut end; section; opening; slit
craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth
craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth
slow of speech; prudent
(mouth) gag; muzzle
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
to talk about (something)
light (flavor); lightly-seasoned; thin (porcelain, paper, etc.); thinly made; thin soy sauce; light soy sauce
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
(in the shape of a) mouth; mouthpiece (of a cigarette); manner of speech
technique; techniques
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
unable to speak; inarticulate
edges of the mouth
melt-in-the-mouth feeling
to carry out fellatio; to give someone head
half share
① 鼻を使わずに、口で空気を吸ったり吐いたりすること。
entry (esp. to vehicles); entrance; (arch.) equipage for restraining and mounting horses
to say the same thing over and over again; to talk until one is blue in the face
what people say; gossip; rumours; rumors
talkative; loquacious; garrulous; having a large family to support; having too many mouths to feed
to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer); to be offered (the job of ...); to be invited (to do ...)
to eke out a living; to barely manage to get by
dried sea-cucumber ovaries
previous preconception; previous engagement
dumbfounded; open-mouthed
to talk; to call; to invite; to call a geisha or prostitute over
to incur the wrath of god (e.g. by speaking ill of somebody behind their back); to get into trouble; to warp one's mouth
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker; smooth-talker
directly (from someone's mouth); in one's own words
to be used to eating the best; to have a refined palate
tantalizing sample (of food); tantalising sample (of food)
talking back; retort
rumouring; gossiping; nagging; faultfinding
talking a lot; talkative person
start broaching (a subject); opening remark; event at the start of the tenth month of the lunar calendar; opening a sealed jar or container
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
break; split
to be a topic of conversation; to be made much of; to be taken in
① 漢字の部首「⼝」が偏である場合の呼称。
repeat mindlessly; speaking in a similar manner
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
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
hand, foot and mouth disease; HFMD
random talk
accustoming oneself to a certain taste; oral drill
sundries; miscellaneous (objects)
to say (something)
smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
spout of a teapot
an expression; phraseology
rough speaking
corkscrew
assortment
living from hand to mouth
talk is cheap; it's easier to say than to do; (lit.) building Osaka Castle by talking
honey in one's mouth but a razor in one's belt
African slender-snouted crocodile (Crocodylus cataphractus)
to grin with closed teeth
lip piercing
the part of a province closest to the capital
Examples (40 in total)
Breathe through your mouth.
Open your mouth.
We eat with our mouths.