Onyomi: ク, コウ · Kunyomi: くち · Meanings: mouth
Kanji for mouth
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The kanji 口 is a simple pictograph of a mouth. In ancient writings, it was drawn as an open square shape representing a person’s mouth or an opening. It symbolizes speaking, eating, or any kind of entrance or opening. Because of this, 口 also appears in many kanji related to sound, speech, and communication.
A simple drawing of an open mouth — 口 means mouth, opening, or entrance.
Imagine an open mouth ready to speak or eat — that’s 口, the kanji for mouth and openings.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 口 | くち | mouth | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 口 | く | mouth, speech | Noun |
| 口紅 | くちべに | lipstick | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 口実 | こうじつ | excuse, pretext | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 悔しい | くやしい | frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice), annoyed, chagrined, (bitterly) disappointed, bitter, vexed, frustrating, annoying, regrettable | common JLPT-N2 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 口頭 | こうとう | oral, verbal, spoken, parol | common JLPT-N1 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |
| 嘴 | くちばし | beak, bill | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 口述 | こうじゅつ | dictation, verbal statement | JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 口ずさむ | くちずさむ | to hum (a tune), to sing to oneself, to croon | JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb |
| 口笛 | くちぶえ | whistle (sound made with the lips) | common Noun |