Word details

陰口をたたく

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 陰口をたたく.

Dictionary

Entry

陰口をたたく陰口を叩くかげぐちをたたくExpressionGodan verbFreq #34411
1

to backbite

Examples
他人の陰口をたたくな。
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

mouth

3 strokesFrequency 284JLPT N4Grade 1

On

コウ

Kun

くち

strike, beat, kow tow, hit, thrash, criticize

5 strokesFrequency 2,316

On

コウ

Kun

たた.くはた.くすぎ

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