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口

くち

Readings

くち

Meanings

  1. 1.
    nmouth
  2. 2.
    nopening; hole; gap; orifice
  3. 3.
    nmouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece
  4. 4.
    ngate; door; entrance; exit
  5. 5.
    nspeaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip)
  6. 6.
    ntaste; palate
  7. 7.
    nmouth (to feed)
  8. 8.
    nopening (i.e. vacancy); available position
  9. 9.
    ninvitation; summons
  10. 10.
    nkind; sort; type
  11. 11.
    nopening (i.e. beginning)
  12. 12.
    suf, ctrcounter for mouthfuls, shares (of money) and stove burners
  13. 13.
    suf, ctrcounter for swords, blades, etc.

Kanji breakdown

口
N23 strokesGrade 1

Example sentences

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."

私たちはそのまま洞窟の口にボートで突っ込んで行きました。

We plunged into the cave opening on our boat and continued on.

瓶の口までいっぱいに入れて空気が入らないようにしなさい。

Fill the bottle to the top so as to exclude all air.

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mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

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