JLPT N1 · Noun

嘴 (kuchibashi)

嘴 (くちばし, kuchibashi) is a Japanese noun meaning “beak; bill”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: くちばし
Romaji: kuchibashi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

beak; bill · noun · usually written in kana

Example sentences

きつつきは、長く尖ったくちばしで、木の幹をつついて、中にいる虫を食べます。

Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.

Tatoeba #76788

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 嘴

嘴

beak, billシ・くちばし・はし · 16 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1565560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.