Moto 舌: Tongue; Reed; ClapperKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ゼツ
- Kun'yomi
- した
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 126 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ゼツ)
- 冗舌じょうぜつtalkativeness; garrulity
- 弁舌べんぜつspeech; eloquence
- 毒舌どくぜつwicked tongue; abusive language
- 筆舌ひつぜつwritten and spoken words; description
- 舌戦ぜっせんwar of words
- 両舌りょうぜつdouble-dealing
- 冗舌家じょうぜつかtalkative person; chatterbox
- 口舌くぜつlovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers
- 口舌の争いこうぜつのあらそいwar of words; quarrel
- 後舌こうぜつrear part of the tongue
- 悪舌あくぜつevil tongue; gossip
- 毒舌家どくぜつかperson with a sharp tongue
- 氷舌ひょうぜつice tongue
- 活舌かつぜつarticulation; speaking one's lines smoothly
- 湿舌しつぜつwet (moist) tongue
- 溝状舌こうじょうぜつfissured tongue
- 滑舌かつぜつarticulation; speaking one's lines smoothly
- 竜舌蘭りゅうぜつらんagave; maguey
- 筆舌につくしがたいひつぜつにつくしがたいbeyond description
- 筆舌につくし難いひつぜつにつくしがたいbeyond description
- 筆舌に尽くしがたいひつぜつにつくしがたいbeyond description
- 筆舌に尽くし難いひつぜつにつくしがたいbeyond description
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 舌したtongue
- 二枚舌にまいじたdouble-dealing; duplicity
- 猫舌ねこじたdislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food
- 舌打ちしたうちsmacking lips; clicking tongue
- 舌触りしたざわりfeel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
- 舌足らずしたたらずlisping
- 舌鼓したつづみsmacking one's lips
- そり舌音そりじたおんretroflex; retroflex consonant
- 三寸の舌さんずんのしたeloquent tongue
- 出すことは舌を出すも嫌いだすことはしたをだすもきらいbeing exceptionally stingy
- 出す事は舌を出すも嫌いだすことはしたをだすもきらいbeing exceptionally stingy
- 反り舌音そりじたおんretroflex; retroflex consonant
- 巻き舌まきじたspeaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
- 巻舌まきじたspeaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
- 無声そり舌破裂音むせいそりじたはれつおんvoiceless retroflex plosive
- 無声反り舌破裂音むせいそりじたはれつおんvoiceless retroflex plosive
- 牛の舌うしのしたcow's tongue
- 笹牛の舌ささうしのしたbamboo sole (Heteromycteris japonica)
- 縞牛の舌しまうしのしたzebra sole (Zebrias zebrinus)
- 舌うちしたうちsmacking lips; clicking tongue
- 舌がもつれるしたがもつれるto speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately
- 舌が回るしたがまわるto speak without hesitation or problems; to speak fluently or skillfully
- 舌が縺れるしたがもつれるto speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately
- 舌が肥えるしたがこえるto be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
- 舌ざわりしたざわりfeel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
- 舌たらずしたたらずlisping
- 舌たるいしたたるいlisping; cooing
Other readings
- バカ舌ばかじたpoor taste (in food); unsophisticated palate
- 反舌音そりじたおんretroflex; retroflex consonant
- 大百舌おおもずnorthern shrike; great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor)
- 牛舌魚うしのしたcow's tongue
- 百舌もずshrike (any bird of family Laniidae)
- 百舌の早贄もずのはやにえbutcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption
- 百舌の速贄もずのはやにえbutcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption
- 百舌勘定もずかんじょうsplitting the bill so that the others end up paying the whole amount; wheedling the others into paying the whole bill
- 百舌鳥もずshrike (any bird of family Laniidae)
- 縞牛舌しまうしのしたzebra sole (Zebrias zebrinus)
- 舌っ足らずしたたらずlisping
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