シタ
Meanings
Noun
1. 主に脊椎動物の口の中にある粘膜に覆われた、おもに筋肉で構成される器官。咀嚼・嚥下を助ける他、哺乳類においては味覚の感覚器である。また、調音器官の一部でもある。べろ。
2. しゃべること。
比喩的
3. 舌のような形をしたもの。簧。
Pitch accent
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① うまいものを食べるとき舌を鳴らすこと、又は、そのようにして、料理を味わうこと。
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
tip of tongue
Examples (16 in total)
Show me your tongue.
The pen is the tongue of the soul.
Ouch! I bit my tongue.
Cats' tongues are rough.
The side of my tongue hurts.
My tongue is swollen, and I can't taste a thing!
A woman's strength is in her tongue.
Linda stuck her tongue out.
A woman's hair is long; her tongue is longer.
The coffee was so hot that I nearly burned my tongue.
The dog licked the plate with its tongue.
Hot soup burned her tongue.
He picked up a mirror and examined his tongue.
The little girl stuck out her tongue at him.
Sadako wanted to say more, but her mouth and tongue wouldn't move.
He stuck out his tongue at his teacher.