Moto 口: MouthKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- コウ、ク
- Kun'yomi
- くち
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 950 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (コウ・ク)
- 人口じんこうpopulation
- 口座こうざaccount (e.g. bank)
- 口調くちょうtone (of voice); manner of talking
- 河口かこうmouth of river; estuary
- 口頭こうとうoral; verbal
- 口実こうじつexcuse; pretext
- 口頭弁論こうとうべんろんoral proceedings; oral pleadings
- 口論こうろんquarrel; argument
- 開口かいこうopening; aperture (e.g. camera)
- 口径こうけいaperture; bore
- 異口同音いくどうおん(saying) with one voice; unanimously
- 口上こうじょうvocal message; speech
- 利口りこうclever; intelligent
- 口上書こうじょうがきverbal note (notes verbale); written statement
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 口くちmouth
- 窓口まどぐちcounter; window
- 入り口いりぐちentrance; entry
- 大口おおぐちbig mouth; mouth opened wide
- 出口でぐちexit; gateway
- 手口てぐちmodus operandi; criminal technique
- 小口こぐちcut end; edge (of a page, etc.)
- 火口ひぐちburner; nozzle
- 糸口いとぐちbeginning; start
- 西口にしぐちwest entrance
- 悪口わるぐちslander; bad-mouthing
- 一口ひとくちmouthful; morsel
- 口火くちびfuse; pilot light
- 口紅くちべにlipstick
- 辛口からくちdry taste (e.g. sake, wine)
- 出入り口でいりぐちexit and entrance
- 口ぶりくちぶりway of speaking
- 東口ひがしぐちeast entrance
- 語り口かたりくちway of reciting; way of telling a story
- 取り口とりくちtechnique; techniques
- 切り口きりくちcut end; section
- 口コミくちコミword of mouth
- 口癖くちぐせpet saying; favorite phrase (favorite)
- 南口みなみぐちsouth entrance
- 秋口あきぐちbeginning of autumn; beginning of fall
- 早口はやくちfast-talking; rapid talking
- 水口みずぐちspout
- 北口きたぐちnorth entrance
- 口先くちさきlip service; mere words
- 傷口きずぐち(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound
- 口利きくちききmediation; good offices
- 蛇口じゃぐちfaucet; tap
- 裏口うらぐちbackdoor; rear entrance
- 間口まぐちfrontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.)
- 陰口かげぐちmalicious gossip; backbiting
- 働き口はたらきぐちposition; job
- 勝手口かってぐちkitchen door; back door
- 口うるさいくちうるさいnagging; faultfinding
- 口げんかくちげんかquarrel; dispute
- 口ごもるくちごもるto hesitate to say; to mumble
- 口ずさむくちずさむto hum (a tune); to sing to oneself
Other readings
- 川口かこうmouth of river; estuary
- 口々くちぐちevery person; every mouth
- 入口いりぐちentrance; entry
- 出入口でいりぐちexit and entrance
- 口々にくちぐちにeach and every person (saying); one and all
Showing the 60 most common of 950 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 口
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