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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Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
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
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
cow's tongue; sole (any fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae)
being unable to discern good food from bad; poor person's taste (in food); unsophisticated palate
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
eloquent tongue
tongue piercing; tongue stud
a notice
black cow-tongue (species of tonguefish, Paraplagusia japonica)
tongue worm (any worm of phylum Pentastomida)
evil tongue; gossip
① 漢字の部首「⾆」が偏である場合の呼称。
pentastomid (any worm of phylum Pentastomida)
sticking out one's tongue when putting food in one's mouth
unclear speech
Examples (16 in total)
Show me your tongue.
The pen is the tongue of the soul.
Ouch! I bit my tongue.