“Mouth” or “Opening” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “口”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “口” means “Gate”, “Entrance” or “Number of people” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “口”
Jouyou Kanji “口” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 3 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | こう(kou) |
| く(ku) | |
| Kun-Yomi | くち(kuchi) |
| Meanings | Mouth |
| Talk, Chat, Spoken language | |
| Entrance | |
| Number of people, Population | |
| (Unit word for counting swords) | |
| (Unit word for counting something grouped) | |
| Classification of something | |
| Starting of something, Beginning of something |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “口”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 口業(くごう-ku go u) | Deeds that have good or bad consequences because of words |
| 口舌(くぜつ-ku ze tsu) | ① Quarrel, Quarrel between lovers, ② Chattering, Idle talk, Rumor |
| 口舌(こうぜつ-ko u ze tsu) | Lip service, Words |
| 口明け or 口開け(くちあけ-ku chi a ke) | Beginning, Opening, Commencement (e.g. of sales), First sale |
| 口入れ(くちいれ-ku chi i re) | Acting as go-between, Good offices |
| 口入れ屋(くちいれや-ku chi i re ya) | Employment agency (of Edo era) |
| 口惜しい(くちおしい-ku chi o shi i) | Regrettable, Mortifying |
| 口が重い(くちがおもい-ku chi ga o mo i) | A man of few words, Close-mouthed, Uncommunicative |
| 口が掛かる(くちがかかる-ku chi ga ka ka ru) | To be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer), To be offered (the job of …), To be invited (to do …) |
| 口が軽い(くちがかるい-ku chi ga ka ru i) | Have a loose tongue, Blabbermouth, Being unable to keep a secret |
| 口書き(くちがき-ku chi ga ki) | ① Writing with the brush in one’s mouth, ② Foreword; Preface, ③ Affidavit, Written confession (of a commoner in the Edo period) |
| 口数(くちかず-ku chi ka zu) | ① Number of talking, ② Number of people who one has to prepare food for |
| 口金(くちがね-ku chi ga ne) | ① Metal cap, ② Clasp, ③ Mouthpiece, ④ Socket (for light, etc) |
| 口利き(くちきき-ku chi ki ki) | ① Eloquent person, ② Mouthpiece, ③ Man of influence, ④ Way of speaking |
| 口汚い(くちぎたない-ku chi gi ta na i) | Abusive, Foul-mouthed |
| 口切り(くちきり-ku chi ki ri) | ① Start broaching (a subject), Opening remark, Commencement, Beginning, ② Event at the start of the tenth month of the lunar calendar, ③ Opening a sealed jar or container |
| 口車(くちぐるま-ku chi gu ru ma) | Glib talk, Sweet‐talk, Honeyed words, Flattery talking |
| 口過ぎ(くちすぎ-ku chi su gi) | Making a living, Means of livin, Livelihood |
| 口と腹は違う(くちとはらはちがう-ku chi to ha ra wa chi ga u) | Says one thing and thinks another |
| 口取り(くちとり-ku chi to ri) | ① Leading a horse, cow, etc, ② Groom, Horse boy, ③ Appetize, Side dish |
| 口直し(くちなおし-ku chi na o shi) | Removing a bad tast, Cleansing one’s palate |
| 口の端(くちのは-ku chi no ha) | ① Gossip, Rumor, ② Corner of the mouth |
| 口走る(くちばしる-ku chi ba shi ru) | Blurt out, To let slip, To say inadvertently |
| 口幅ったい(くちはばったい-ku chi ha ba tta i) | Boastful, Conceited, Bragging, Impudent |
| 口は禍の門(くちはわざわいのかど-ku chi wa wa za wa i no ka do) | Words can lead to disaster, The tongue is the root of calamities, The tongue wounds more than a lance |
| 口火(くちび-ku chi bi) | ① Fuse, Pilot light, ② Cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc), Trigger |
| 口減らし(くちべらし-ku chi be ra shi) | Reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc) |
| 口も八丁手も八丁(くちもはっちょうてもはっちょう-ku chi mo ha ccho u te mo ha ccho u) | Both eloquent and skilled |
| 口調(くちょう-ku cho u) | Tone (of voice), Manner of talking |
| 口汚し(くちよごし-ku chi yo go shi) | ① A bit of food, ② Unpalatable food, ③ Tantalising sample (of food) |
| 口寄せ(くちよせ-ku chi yo se) | ① Spiritualism, Spiritism, ② Female spiritualistic medium |
| 口を尖らす(くちをとがらす-ku chi wo to ga ra su) | To pout |
| 口を糊する(くちをのりする-ku chi wo no ri su ru) | To eke out a living, To barely manage to get by |
| 口伝(くでん or こうでん-ku de n (or) ko u de n) | ① Oral instruction, ② Passing information by word-of-mouth, ③ Oral tradition |
| 口説く(くどく-ku do ku) | To persuade, To urge, To coax, To solicit |
| 口分田(くぶんでん-ku bu n de n) | Allotted rice field (ritsuryō system), Land distributed to all citizens from which yields were taxed by the government |
| 口外(こうがい-ko u ga i) | Narrate, Recite, Recount, Tell |
| 口蓋(こうがい-ko u ga i) | Palatal, Epistome, Palate, Tectum |
| 口角(こうかく-ko u ka ku) | Corner of mouth, Angle of mouth |
| 口角泡を飛ばす(こうかくあわをとばす-ko u ka ku a wa wo to ba su) | To engage in a heated discussion |
| 口供(こうきょう-ko u kyo u) | Affidavit, Deposition |
| 口吟(こうぎん-ko u gi n) | Humming to oneself |
| 口径(こうけい-ko u ke i) | Caliber, Bore |
| 口語(こうご-ko u go) | Spoken language, Colloquial, Vernacular |
| 口腔(こうこう-ko u ko u) | Oral cavity, Mouth cavity, Buccal cavity |
| 口号(こうごう-ko u go u) | Poetry recited aloud, To shout slogans |
| 口座(こうざ-ko u za) | Account |
| 口才(こうさい-ko u sa i) | Oratorical talent, Eloquence, Clever tongue, Glibness |
| 口実(こうじつ-ko u ji tsu) | Excuse, Explanation, Pretext |
| 口耳の学(こうじのがく-ko u ji no ga ku) | Shallow learning |
| 口授(こうじゅ-ko u ju) | Oral instruction, Dictation |
| 口述(こうじゅつ-ko u ju tsu) | Dictation, Verbal statement, Narration, Recite |
| 口承(こうしょう-ko u sho u) | Oral tradition, Passing on by word of mouth |
| 口承文学(こうしょうぶんがく-ko u sho u bu n ga ku) | Oral literature, Folk literature |
| 口誦(こうしょう-ko u sho u) | Recitation |
| 口上(こうじょう-ko u jo u) | ① Statement, Vocal messag, Speech, ② Prologue at the start of a kabuki performance |
| 口唇(こうしん-ko u shi n) | Lips, Labial |
| 口跡(こうせき-ko u se ki) | Wording, Choice of words, Verbiage, Phrasing, Diction, Phraseology |
| 口占(こうせん-ko u se n) | Humming |
| 口占(くちうら-ku chi u ra) | To guess what is hidding in the spoken words, Guessing one’s mind from one’s words |
| 口宣(こうせん-ko u se n) | Oral statement |
| 口銭(こうせん-ko u se n) | Commission, Brokerage |
| 口頭(こうとう-ko u to u) | Oral, Verba, Spoken, Parol |
| 口頭試問(こうとうしもん-ko u to u shi mo n) | Oral examination, Oral test |
| 口碑(こうひ-ko u hi) | ① Oral tradition, Legend, Folklor, ② Public praise and appreciation |
| 口賦(こうふ-ko u fu) | Poll tax, Capitation |
| 口腹(こうふく-ko u fu ku) | ① Mouth and belly, ② Appetite |
| 口吻(こうふん-ko u fu n) | ① Way of speaking, Intimation, ② Proboscis |
| 口辺(こうへん-ko u he n) | Around one’s lips, Adoral |
| 口約(こうやく-ko u ya ku) | Verbal promise |
| 口論(こうろん-ko u ro n) | Argument, Disput, Quarrel, Wrangle |
| 悪口(あっこう-a kko u) | Abuse, Insult, Slander, Bad-mouth |
| 入り口(いりぐち-i ri gu chi) | Entrance, Threshold, Gate |
| 開口(かいこう-ka i ko u) | Orifice, Stomatal pore, Opening, Stomatal opening, Aperture |
| 河口(かこう-ka ko u) | Mouth of a river, Estuary |
| 鶏口(けいこう-ke i ko u) | ① Mouth of a chicken, ② Leader of a small group |
| 黄口(こうこう-ko u ko u) | (in ref. to the yellow beak of a chick) Greenhorn, Youthfulness and lack of experience |
| 戸口(ここう-ko ko u) | Houses and inhabitants, Population |
| 戸口(とぐち-to gu chi) | Door, Doorway, Entrance |
| 虎口(ここう-ko ko u) | Tiger’s den, Jaws of death, Dangerous place |
| 人口(じんこう-ji n ko u) | Population |
| 出口(でぐち-de gu chi) | Exit, Way out, Outlet, Vent |
| 閉口(へいこう-he i ko u) | ① To be stumped, To be at a loss, ② To be fed up, To be tired (of), To be unable to bear, To be annoyed, ③ Close |
| 弁口(べんこう-be n ko u) | ① Manner of speaking, ② Valve port |
| 利口(りこう-ri ko u) | Smart, Clever, Intelligent, Bright |
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