口（くち）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: mouth
Example sentences
- 歯医者で口を大きく開けた。 — I opened my mouth wide at the dentist.
- 熱いスープで口をやけどした。 — I burned my mouth on the hot soup.
Idioms & proverbs containing “口”
- 異口同音 (いくどうおん) — (saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
- 死人に口なし (しにんにくちなし) — dead men tell no tales; the dead cannot speak in their own defense
- 口は災いの元 (くちはわざわいのもと) — words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
- 口は災いの門 (くちはわざわいのかど) — words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
- 良薬口に苦し (りょうやくくちににがし) — the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; good medicine tastes bitter
- 良薬は口に苦し (りょうやくはくちににがし) — the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; good medicine tastes bitter
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