Meaning of 口 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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口JLPT 5
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Kana Readingくち
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Romajikuchi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- mouth
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- Parts of speech
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- opening; hole; gap; orifice
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- mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece
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- gate; door; entrance; exit
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- Parts of speech
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- speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip)
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- Parts of speech
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- taste; palate
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- mouth (to feed)
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- opening (i.e. vacancy); available position
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- invitation; summons
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- kind; sort; type
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- opening (i.e. beginning)
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- Parts of speech
- suffix, counter
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- counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords
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Example Sentences
口, くち used in context
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I'm short-tempered, and a loose-tongued man.
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彼女たちの口から職場の労働問題が出てくることはほとんどなかった。
They rarely spoke of the labour problem at their workplace.
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椅子に横たわる私に、歯科衛生士の女性が 「はい、お口を開けてください」と言ったのです。
The woman dental hygienist said to me, lying down in the chair, "Right, please open your mouth."
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It seems like you're unexpectedly eloquent.
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Foreign rice is hard and tasteless, and doesn't appeal to the Japanese palate.
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A good medicine tastes bitter.
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