Word details

口ばかり

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 口ばかり.

Dictionary

Entry

口ばかり口ばっかりくちばかり (口ばかり)くちばっかり (口ばっかり)NounFreq #52602
1

all talk (and no action)

Examples
あいつは口ばかりで、誠意がないね。巧言令色少なし仁とはよくいったもんだ。
They say fine words are no virtue if they're insincere and that's him in a nutshell. He's all talk but doesn't mean a word of it.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

mouth

3 strokesFrequency 284JLPT N4Grade 1

On

コウ

Kun

くち

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