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JLPT N3 · Noun

舌 (shita)

舌 (した, shita) is a Japanese noun meaning “tongue”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
した
Romaji
shita
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. tongue · noun
  2. tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock); reed (of a musical instrument) · noun

Example sentences

コーヒーは舌が焼けるほど熱かった。
The coffee was so hot that I nearly burned my tongue.
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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 舌

舌
tongue, reed, clapperゼツ・した · 6 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1387010 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.