陰で悪口を言う
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 陰で悪口を言う
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.
Kanji in this Word
陰
11 strokes
Frequency: 1393
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
shade
yin
negative
sex organs
secret
shadow
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
イン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かげ
かげ.る
悪
11 strokes
Frequency: 530
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
bad
vice
rascal
false
evil
wrong
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
アク
オ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
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
口
3 strokes
Frequency: 284
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
mouth
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コウ
ク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くち
言
7 strokes
Frequency: 83
JLPT N4
Grade 2
Meanings
say
word
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゲン
ゴン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
い.う
こと
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
とき
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