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口 – mouth
3 strokesTaught in grade 1#284 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 口 means mouth. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コウ、ク (kou, ku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is くち (kuchi). It is written with 3 strokes, under radical 口 (no. 30).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | コウ | kou |
| On’yomi | ク | ku |
| Kun’yomi | くち | kuchi |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 口 (Kangxi radical 30). Components: 囗.
Words using 口
口くちmouth入口いりぐちentrance出口でぐちexit人口じんこうpopulation利口りこうclever悪口わるくち(verbal) abuse裏口うらぐちbackdoor口紅くちべにlipstick口実こうじつexcuse蛇口じゃぐちfaucet早口はやくちfast-talking窓口まどぐちcounter出入口でいりぐちexit and entrance出入り口でいりぐちexit and entrance火口かこう(volcanic) crater口述こうじゅつdictation口頭こうとうoral閉口へいこうto be stumped無口むくちtaciturn甘口あまくちsweet flavour口吟むくちずさむto hum (a tune)
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.
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.