► 成句
口 [(2)くち] [口が滑る] meaning: reveal rank: 2
☆ 思わず口が滑ってしまった ⇨ I let my mouth slip, let it out inadvertently
口 [(2)くち] [口を滑らせる] meaning: reveal rank: 2
☆ あいつが口を滑らせた ⇨ He is the one who let it slip. He ran his mouth
口 [(2)くち] [口を利く] [coll] meaning: talk rank: 2
☆ あの二人は口も利かない ⇨ Those two don’t even talk to each other
☆ 知ったような口を利くな ⇨ Don’t talk like you know everything
口 [(2)くち] [口を叩く] [coll] meaning: talk rank: 2
☆ あいつは大きな口を叩くが実際は何もしない ⇨ He talks big, smack, but won’t really do anything (☛ Always negative)
口 [(2)くち] [口を揃える] meaning: agree rank: 3
☆ 彼を知る人は皆口を揃えて彼のことを褒めた ⇨ The people who know him unanimously praised him (☛ Literally means “line up mouths”. Everybody says the same exact thing)
口 [(2)くち] [口を挟む] meaning: interrupt rank: 3
☆ 余計な口を挟むな ⇨ Don’t interrupt our conversation
口 [(2)くち] [口にする] [coll] meaning: say rank: 3
☆ 彼が一度その事を口にしたのを覚えている ⇨ I remember he once mentioned that
口 [(2)くち] [口に合う] [coll] meaning: taste rank: 3
☆ 御口に合いませんか？ ⇨ Doesn’t the food meet your mouth, taste? Is the food not to your liking? (☛ About food)
口 [(2)くち] [口を濁す] meaning: vague rank: 3
☆ 私が問い詰めると彼は口を濁した ⇨ I grilled him and he refused to answer clearly
口 [(2)くち] [口でする] [coll] meaning: blowjob rank: 4
☆ 口でしてあげようか？ ⇨ You want me to do with mouth? Do you want me to blow you?
口 [(2)くち] [口を噤む] meaning: silent rank: 4
☆ 関係者は皆事件について口を噤んだ ⇨ All the people involved kept mum about the incident
口 [(2)くち] [口を添える] meaning: support rank: 4
☆ その事は私からも社長に口を添えておくよ ⇨ I will add my words, give my support, to the president on that issue
► 名詞
口 [(2)くち] meaning: mouth rank: 1
☆ 口を閉じろ！ ⇨ Shut your mouth!
口 [(2)くち] meaning: opening rank: 1
☆ 口の大きな瓶 ⇨ A jar with a large opening
☆ 非常口、乗り口、降り口、南口 (ひじょうぐち、のりぐち、おりぐち、みなみぐち) ⇨ Emergency exit. Boarding entrance. Exit. South gate
口 [(2)くち] [口が大きい] meaning: talk rank: 2
☆ あいつは口は大きいが実力が伴わない ⇨ He has a big mouth, talks big, but is not actually very good
口 [(2)くち] [口が悪い] meaning: talk rank: 2
☆ 彼女は口が悪いから嫌だ ⇨ I don’t like her because she’s foul-mouthed, speaks ill of others
口 [(2)くち] [口が旨い] meaning: talk rank: 2
☆ 彼は口が上手過ぎて信用出来ない ⇨ He is too smooth-talking and cannot be trusted
口 [(2)くち] [口が汚い] meaning: talk rank: 2
☆ 彼は口が汚いから嫌だ ⇨ I don’t like him because he’s foul-mouthed
口 [(2)くち] [口が軽い] meaning: talk rank: 2
☆ 彼女は口が軽いから秘密は教えられない ⇨ Her mouth is light, she’s a tattletale, so you can’t tell her secrets
口 [(2)くち] [口が重い] meaning: talk rank: 2
☆ 彼が口が重くて何の情報も得られなかった ⇨ His mouth is heavy, he is tight-lipped, and I couldn’t get any information
口 [(2)くち] meaning: opportunity rank: 4
☆ 君に仕事の口があるよ ⇨ There is a job opportunity for you
► 接尾辞
口 [(2)くち] meaning: eat rank: 2
☆ 甘過ぎて一口食べてもう十分だった (ひとくち) ⇨ It was too sweet one bite and I had enough (☛ Used with Japanese native numbers)
口 [こう] meaning: opening rank: 2
☆ 排気口、吸気口、脱出口 ⇨ Exhaust opening. Intake opening. Escape opening
口 [(2)くち] meaning: count rank: 4
☆ 一口一万円の株 (ひとくち) ⇨ A stock ¥10K per unit (☛ A counting word for money transactions)
More examples:
- 誰に向かって口を聞いてんだ ⇨ Who the hell do you think you are talking to like that?
- なんでそんな他人みたいな口を利くの？ ⇨ Why are you talking to me like a stranger?
- 人口密度 ⇨ Population density
- 人間の人口の半分は男で半分は女だ ⇨ Half of the human population is male and the other half is female
- 降車口 ⇨ An exit (of a car, ship, etc.)
- 家の裏口 ⇨ The back door of the house
- 彼女はいける口だ ⇨ She can hold liquor. She likes alcohol
- まあ、お利口さん ⇨ Oh, how smart you are
- そんなに早口で喋られると何を言ってるのか分からないよ ⇨ If you talk that fast I can’t tell what you’re saying
- 人々は口を閉ざした ⇨ People shut their mouths, kept mum
- パイプの切り口が尖っていて危ない ⇨ The cut end of the pipe is pointy, sharp, and dangerous
- 小賢しい口を利くな ⇨ Don’t sass me
- 駅の改札口 ⇨ Ticket turnstiles at a train station
- 彼は巧妙な手口でシステム内部に潜入した ⇨ He infiltrated the system using a clever, intricate, method
- 入り口の暗証番号は何だったっけ？ ⇨ What was the passcode for the entrance?