口
くち
hepburn kuchi
mouth
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 口を大きく開けてください。Please open your mouth wide.
- 口が悪いです。He has a foul mouth.
Collocations
口を開ける (open mouth)口が悪い (foul-mouthed)入口 (iriguchi, entrance — "enter mouth")出口 (deguchi, exit — "exit mouth")人口 (jinkou, population)
Mnemonic
口 kuchi — mouth + metaphor "opening/manner of speaking". Common compounds 入口 iriguchi (entrance — "enter-mouth"), 出口 deguchi (exit — "exit-mouth") extend "mouth" to "opening". Onyomi こう (kou): 人口 jinkou (population). 口が悪い = "foul-mouthed".
Quick check
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