| Kanji | 口 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | コウ、ク | 
| Kunyomi | くち | 
| English | mouth | 
| Examples | 入口(いりぐち): entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth 悪口(わるくち): abuse; insult; slander; evil speaking; bad mouth 出入口(でいりぐち): exit and entrance 人口(じんこう): (1) population (2) common talk 口(くち): (1) mouth (2) opening; hole; gap; orifice (3) mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece (4) gate; door; entrance; exit (5) speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip) (6) taste; palate (7) mouth (to feed) (8) opening (i.e. vacancy); available position (9) invitation; summons (10) kind; sort; type (11) opening (i.e. beginning) (12) counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords 窓口(まどぐち): (1) ticket window; teller window; counter (2) contact person; point of contact 出口(でぐち): exit; gateway; way out; outlet; leak; vent 口実(こうじつ): excuse; pretext 口紅(くちべに): lipstick 早口(はやくち): fast-talking; rapid talking 蛇口(じゃぐち): faucet; tap 裏口(うらぐち): backdoor; rear entrance 口頭(こうとう): oral 無口(むくち): reticence; taciturnity 閉口(へいこう): (1) dumbfounded; stumped; at one's wits end; nonplussed (2) annoyed 利口(りこう): (1) clever; intelligent; wise; bright; sharp; sensible; smart; shrewd (2) well-behaved (of kids, animals, etc); obedient; good (3) good (with words) 口述(こうじゅつ): dictation; verbal statement 甘口(あまくち): (1) sweet flavour; sweet flavor; mildness (2) flattery (3) stupidity 口ずさむ(くちずさむ): to hum; to sing to oneself; to compose impromptu (poems) 火口(かこう): (1) crater; caldera (2) burner (e.g. on a furnace) | 
| JLPT Level | 5 | 
| Jouyou Grade | 1 | 
| Frequency | 284 | 
| Components | 口: mouth, opening, mouth radical (no. 30) | 
| Number of Strokes | 3 | 
| Kanji Radical | 口 | 
| Radical Number | 30 | 
| Radical Strokes | 3 | 
| Radical Reading | くち・くちへん | 
| Traditional Form | (none) | 
| Classification | 象形 Pictographic | 
| Keyword | mouth | 
| Koohii Story 1 | Looks like a huge open mouth. | 
| Koohii Story 2 | Momma used to say: "Keep your trap shut!" This thing is shaped like a trap door. | 
| RTK Index (new) | 11 | 
Tags: jlpt.n5, kanji_body_head.neck, grade1, kanjifreq251-500
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