Word details

口封じ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 口封じ.

Dictionary

Entry

口封じくちふうじNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #18661
1

muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something)

2

Colloquial; Euphemistic

silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

mouth

3 strokesFrequency 284JLPT N4Grade 1

On

コウ

Kun

くち

seal, closing

9 strokesFrequency 1,143JLPT N2Grade 8

On

フウホウ

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