Word · 単語
口
Reading くち
mouth
- 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)
- 12 counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money) and stove burners
- 13 counter for swords, blades, etc. — often read ふり in museum, etc. contexts
N5
JLPT
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strokes
#403
frequency
Not started
Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
口は乾いていました。
My mouth was dry.
sense 1 · mouth
口では言い表せません。
Words fail me.
sense 5 · speaking
口をゆすいでください。
Please rinse out your mouth.
sense 8 · opening (i.e. vacancy)
良薬は口に苦し。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
sense 7 · mouth (to feed)
口を大きく開けて。
Open your mouth wide.
sense 1 · mouth