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嘴
嘴
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Meanings

beak
bill

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ã‚ˇ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ããĄã°ã—
はし

Common Words

ããĄã°ã— (嘴īŧå–™)
嘴
觜
はし (嘴īŧč§œ)
ã‚¯ãƒãƒã‚ˇ
喙
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #21623
1

beak; bill

Examples
ãã¤ã¤ãã¯ã€é•ˇãå°–ãŖãŸããĄã°ã—ã§ã€æœ¨ãŽåššã‚’ã¤ã¤ã„ãĻ、中ãĢいるč™ĢをéŖŸãšãžã™ã€‚
Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.
つるはし
éļ´å˜´
ツãƒĢãƒã‚ˇ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #57786
1

pickaxe; pickax; pick

嘴įŽĄ
しかん
Noun
Freq #65577
1

insertion tip (e.g. of a catheter)

嘴を挟む
ããĄã°ã—ã‚’æŒŸã‚€
嘴をはさむ
ããĄã°ã—ã‚’ã¯ã•ã‚€
ããĄã°ã—ã‚’ã•ã—ã¯ã•ã‚€ (嘴を挟むīŧããĄã°ã—を挟む)
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #131002
1

Idiomatic expression

to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in

はしãļとがらす
嘴å¤Ē鴉
ãƒã‚ˇãƒ–ãƒˆã‚Ŧナ゚
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #139987
1

jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)

äšŗ嘴
ãĢゅうし
Noun
īŊžãŽ Adj.
Freq #163814
1

(mammary) nipple; teat

かもぎはし
ã‚ĢãƒĸãƒŽãƒã‚ˇ
鴨ぎ嘴
鴨嘴
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #175565
1

platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)

į ‚嘴
さし
Noun
Freq #207462
1

Geography

spit; sandspit

はしãŗろこう
嘴åēƒé¸›
ãƒã‚ˇãƒ“ãƒ­ã‚ŗã‚Ļ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #230546
1

shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)

はしãŧそきつつき
嘴į´°å•„木éŗĨ
ãƒã‚ˇãƒœã‚Ŋキツツキ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #250031
1

northern flicker (species of bird, incl. the yellow-shafted flicker and the red-shafted flicker, Colaptes auratus)

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