Word details

陰で悪口を言う

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 陰で悪口を言う.

Dictionary

Entry

陰で悪口を言うかげでわるくちをいうExpressionGodan verbFreq #188979
1

to insult someone behind their back

Examples
人の陰で悪口を言うな。
Don't speak ill of others behind their back.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow

11 strokesFrequency 1,393JLPT N1Grade 8

On

イン

Kun

かげかげ.る

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

11 strokesFrequency 530JLPT N3Grade 3

On

アク

Kun

わる.いわる-あ.しにく.い-にく.いああいずくにいずくんぞにく.む

mouth

3 strokesFrequency 284JLPT N4Grade 1

On

コウ

Kun

くち

say, word

7 strokesFrequency 83JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ゲンゴン

Kun

い.うこと

Nanori

とき

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