口
口

mouth

3 strokesFrequency 284JLPT N4Grade 1

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コウク

Kun

くち

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Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

mouthopening

Mnemonic Stories

A pictograph of a mouth - kanji doesn't use circles.

Dictionary

Common Words

口くこうFreq #170
1

く only; Common noun; Buddhism

mouth; speech

2

Suffix; Counter; Usu. こう

counter for people or implements

口くちFreq #238
1

Common noun

mouth

Examples
椅子に横たわる私に、歯科衛生士の女性が「はい、お口を開けてください」と言ったのです。
The woman dental hygienist said to me, lying down in the chair, "Right, please open your mouth."
2

Common noun

opening; hole; gap; orifice

Examples
私たちはそのまま洞窟の口にボートで突っ込んで行きました。
We plunged into the cave opening on our boat and continued on.
3

Common noun

mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece

Examples
瓶の口までいっぱいに入れて空気が入らないようにしなさい。
Fill the bottle to the top so as to exclude all air.
4

Common noun

gate; door; entrance; exit

5

Common noun

speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip)

Examples
あの人は口と腹が反対だ。
He says one thing and means another.
6

Common noun

taste; palate

7

Common noun

mouth (to feed)

Examples
外米はぼそぼそしていて、日本人の口には合わない。
Foreign rice is hard and tasteless, and doesn't appeal to the Japanese palate.
8

Common noun

opening (i.e. vacancy); available position

9

Common noun

invitation; summons

Examples
あの仕事の口はまだあるよ。
The job offer still stands.
10

Common noun

kind; sort; type

11

Common noun

opening (i.e. beginning)

12

Suffix; Counter

counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money) and stove burners

13

Suffix; Counter; Often read ふり in museum, etc. contexts

counter for swords, blades, etc.

口にするくちにするExpressionTransitiveする VerbFreq #1364
1

to taste; to eat; to drink

Examples
この３日間何も口にしていない。
I have eaten nothing for the past three days.
2

to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to); to say

Examples
そういうことは口にするな。
Don't talk about such a thing.
口を開くくちをひらくExpressionGodan verbFreq #1451
1

to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

Examples
私は口を開くとすぐに彼女が私をさえぎった。
I had hardly opened my mouth, when she interrupted me.
口調くちょうNounFreq #1485
1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

Examples
彼は断固たる口調で「だめだ」と言った。
"No", he said in a decided tone.
悔しいくやしい口惜しい～い Adj.Freq #1594
1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed; frustrating; annoying; regrettable

Examples
監督はチームをトーナメント優勝に今一歩という所までもっていったのに悔しいことだった。
It was annoying, as the manager took his team to a near-miss in the tournament.
入り口入口いりぐち (入り口／入口)いりくち (入り口／入口)はいりぐちはいりくち這入口NounFreq #1914
1

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

Examples
１台の車が入り口に止まった。
A car stopped at the entrance.
口元口もと口許くちもとNounFreq #3070
1

mouth; lips

Examples
その女の子は小さな愛らしい口元をしている。
The girl has a sweet, small mouth.
2

shape of the mouth

3

near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

出口でぐちNounFreq #3746
1

exit; way out

Examples
B2出口から地上に出てください。
Go up to ground level at exit B2.
2

outlet; vent

一口ひと口ひとくちNounFreq #3766
1

mouthful; morsel; bite

Examples
ライオンはウサギをひと口で食べた。
The lion ate the rabbit in one bite.
2

gulp; sip; draft; draught

Examples
一口乗りたがっている人が大勢だ。
Many were eager to get in on the act.
3

one word; in short

4

one share; one contribution

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