こう
Meanings
Noun
Buddhist
1. mouth; speech
when read as "く"
Counter
Suffix
2. counter for people or implements
usu. こう
Alt. forms
Kanji used
mouth
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (103 in total)
gun point; muzzle
population; common talk
oral; in the mouth
excuse; pretext
vaginal opening
corners of the mouth
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
os uteri; cervical os; orifice of the uterus
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
oral cavity; mouth
account (e.g. bank)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
gossip; corner of the mouth
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
urethral opening; urinary meatus
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
muzzle (of a gun)
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
oral sex; fellatio; cunnilingus
escape hatch; escape door
ventilation hole; vent
vent; ventilation opening
bad breath; halitosis
dictation; verbal statement
insertion slot (e.g. coins, tickets); input port
taken by mouth; oral
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
mouth ulcer; stomatitis
(volcanic) crater
oral tradition; legend; folklore
houses and inhabitants; population
trophi (mouthparts of an insect, etc.)
entrance to a bay; mouth of a bay
passing on by word of mouth; oral tradition
around one's lips
harbor entrance; harbour entrance
gag order; gag rule; gag law
verbal promise
humming to oneself
pithead; minehead
speech; manner of speaking
ventilation duct; vent
access hole (usu. floor or ceiling trap); inspection hole
air inlet; intake vent
common talk; talk of the town; words of many people
common talk; talk of the town; words of many people
air supply port; vent
intake port; water intake; sluice gate
fuel filler opening; tank pipe opening
commission; brokerage
keeping silent; silence; restraining (speech); gagging; muzzling
verbal note (notes verbale); written statement
silent mouthing
thirst; dry mouth; -dipsia
waste-water port (of a dam, sewer, etc.); freeing port (on a ship); water hose outlet (for firefighting)
bad breath; intimation
spout (for water)
(arch.) prisoner of war (Yayoi period); slaves
smoke outlet; smoke vent
rim of bowl or vessel; peristome
false charge; slander; defamation
cyclostomes (eel-like jawless fishes with round mouths used for sucking)
orbicularis oris muscle
oral consonant
population; number of items, articles, etc.
(mouths of) many people
oral statement
lake inlet
mouth ulcer; stomatitis
muzzleloading
sipunculan (any worm of phylum Sipuncula); sipunculid
spoken language (as opposed to literary)
oratorical talent; eloquence; clever tongue; glibness
diffuser; air supply outlet in air-conditioning system
astomatous
taste; flavor; flavour; deliciousness
water supply pipe inlet/outlet (esp. on standpipes and dry risers)
men who were subject to taxes and forced labor (ritsuryo system)
word form primarily used in spoken language
mouth harp; Jew's harp
exorheic lake; open lake
phlegmon in floor of oral cavity; Ludwig's angina