舌(した), した

shita

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • tongue
  • tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

弁舌(べんぜつ), べんぜつ

benzetsu

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • speech

舌戦(ぜっせん), ぜっせん

zessen

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • war of words

毒舌(どくぜつ), どくぜつ

dokuzetsu

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • wicked tongue; abusive language

冗舌(じょうぜつ), 饒舌(じょうぜつ), じょうぜつ

jōzetsu

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • garrulity; loquacity; talkativeness

二枚舌(にまいじた), にまいじた

nimaijita

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; double-tongued

筆舌(ひつぜつ), ひつぜつ

hitsuzetsu

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • written and spoken words; description

舌打(したう)ち, したうち

shitauchi

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • smacking lips; clicking tongue; tut-tut

百舌(もず), 百舌鳥(もず), 鵙(もず), もず, モズ

mozu, mozu

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • shrike (any bird of family Laniidae)
  • bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird

舌足(したた)らず, 舌(した), 舌(した)っ足(た)らず, したたらず, したったらず

shitatarazu, shitattarazu

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • lisping
  • inadequate linguistic ability

舌鼓(したつづみ), したつづみ, したづつみ

shitatsuzumi, shitazutsumi

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • smacking one's lips

舌触(したざわ)り, したざわり

shitazawari

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • texture of food

舌鋒(ぜっぽう), ぜっぽう

zeppō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • eloquence; (sharp) tongue

舌禍(ぜっか), ぜっか

zekka

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • slip of tongue

長広舌(ちょうこうぜつ), ちょうこうぜつ

chōkōzetsu

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • long talk; long-winded speech

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