陰口 (かげぐち)malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
- malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's backnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Kanji in 陰口
- 陰Shade; Yin; NegativeRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N1
- 口MouthRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N4
Words that share its kanji
- 陰謀いんぼうplot; intrigue
- 陰りかげりshadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade
- 日陰ひかげshade; shadow
- 山陰やまかげplace in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains
- お陰でおかげでthanks to ...; owing to ...
- お陰様でおかげさまでthankfully; fortunately
- 木陰こかげshade of tree; bower
- 物陰ものかげplace hidden from view; cover
- 人口じんこうpopulation
- 口くちmouth
- 窓口まどぐちcounter; window
- 入り口いりぐちentrance; entry
- 口座こうざaccount (e.g. bank)
- 大口おおぐちbig mouth; mouth opened wide
- 出口でぐちexit; gateway
- 口調くちょうtone (of voice); manner of talking
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