クチ
Meanings
Noun
1. mouth
2. opening; hole; gap; orifice
3. mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece
4. gate; door; entrance; exit
5. speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip)
6. taste; palate
7. mouth (to feed)
8. opening (i.e. vacancy); available position
9. invitation; summons
10. kind; sort; type
11. opening (i.e. beginning)
Counter
Suffix
12. counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords
Pitch accent
Top 27000
Used in vocabulary (131 in total)
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
lipped bowl; one side of a story or argument
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
dried sea-cucumber ovaries
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
lipstick
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
way (of doing); method
lip-syncing; lip-synching
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
way of speaking; intimation
fast-talking; rapid talking
interference; meddling; butting in
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
whistle (sound made with the lips)
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
retort; back talk; backchat
moustache; mustache
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
quarrel; dispute; argument
quarrel; dispute; argument
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
verbal promise; one's word
way of reciting; way of telling a story
what people say; rumours; public opinion
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
different item; different lot
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
nightfall; early evening
spiritualism; spiritism; channeling; medium; channeler
all talk (and no action)
all talk (and no action)
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
voluble; eloquent
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
always having a comeback; fast-talking
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
top (of a flight of stairs); exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus)
way of speaking; profession
muzzle
dragon-head gargoyle; gutter spout
drinker; person who can hold their drink
aftertaste; later (in line or in turn, etc.)
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
entrance; threshold; beginning; first step; start
using the strongest words possible
zip it (when used to others); I'll shut up (when used by oneself); button (one's) lips
eloquent; glib; talkative; smooth talker; glib talker
duck face; duck lips; facial expression where the lips are pursed and corners of the mouth raised
method of attack; place of attack
mouth with a protruding lower lip and jaw
leading a horse, cow, etc.; groom; horse boy; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer
cut end; section; opening; slit
(mouth) gag; muzzle
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
scolding; faultfinding
light (flavor); lightly-seasoned; thin (porcelain, paper, etc.); thinly made; thin soy sauce; light soy sauce
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
(in the shape of a) mouth; mouthpiece (of a cigarette); manner of speech
(in the shape of a) mouth; mouthpiece (of a cigarette); manner of speech
technique; techniques
rich (taste); dark-coloured; thick; dark soy sauce
fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words
edges of the mouth
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
harelip; cleft lip
melt-in-the-mouth feeling
acting as go-between; good offices
quarreling; quarrelling
half share
oral respiration; mouth breathing; breathing through one's mouth
drawstring (e.g. on a bag)
entry (esp. to vehicles); entrance
chum; pal; dagger; stiletto; unbalanced record of wins between two wrestlers
what people say; gossip; rumours; rumors
previous preconception; previous engagement
dumbfounded; open-mouthed
making a living; means of living; livelihood
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker; smooth-talker
directly (from someone's mouth); in one's own words
slow of speech; prudent
talking back; retort
tantalizing sample (of food); tantalising sample (of food)
talking a lot; talkative person
start broaching (a subject); opening remark; event at the start of the tenth month of the lunar calendar; opening a sealed jar or container
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
something unspoken; non-functional mouth
break; split
spoken language; spoken words; language
talkative; voluble
kanji "mouth" radical at left (radical 30)
repeat mindlessly; speaking in a similar manner
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
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
hand, foot and mouth disease; HFMD
method; way
random talk
accustoming oneself to a certain taste; oral drill
sundries; miscellaneous (objects)
African slender-snouted crocodile (Crocodylus cataphractus)
spout of a teapot
an expression; phraseology
rough speaking
corkscrew
assortment
living from hand to mouth
talk is cheap; it's easier to say than to do; (lit.) building Osaka Castle by talking
honey in one's mouth but a razor in one's belt
lip piercing
the part of a province closest to the capital
Examples (40 in total)
My mouth was dry.
Breathe through your mouth.
Open your mouth.