Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 1

JLPT level: N4

284 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 3

Meaning: mouth

Kunyomi: くち

Onyomi: コウ

Radical

Radical:

Reading: くち

Meaning: mouth, opening

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

(じんこう)   population

な(りこうな)   clever

調(くちょう)   tone of voice

同音(いくどうおん)   say something in unison

(くち)   mouth

入り(いりぐち)   entrance

(でぐち)   exit [n.]

(まどぐち)   service window (e.g. at bank)

(わるぐち)   slander, abuse

な(むくちな)   reticent

Onyomi Examples

mouth, speech, counter for people or implements

コウケイ aperture, bore, calibre, caliber

カイコウ opening, aperture (e.g. camera), opening one's mouth, beginning to speak, open, broad

ケイコウ taken by mouth, oral

mouth, speech, counter for people or implements

クチ mouth, opening, hole, gap, orifice, mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece, gate, door, entrance, exit, speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip), taste, palate, mouth (to feed), opening (i.e. vacancy), available position, invitation, summons, kind, sort, type, opening (i.e. beginning), counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords

チョコ sake cup, small deep porcelain bowl for serving food

シャッコウ day that is unlucky except between the auspicious hours of 11am and 1pm (in the traditional calendar)

Kunyomi Examples

くち mouth, opening, hole, gap, orifice, mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece, gate, door, entrance, exit, speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip), taste, palate, mouth (to feed), opening (i.e. vacancy), available position, invitation, summons, kind, sort, type, opening (i.e. beginning), counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords

利き くちきき mediation, good offices, intervention, mediator, middleman, influential person, person of influence, eloquence, eloquent person, way of speaking

切り きりくち cut end, section, opening, slit, point of view, (different) perspective, new approach

おおぐち big mouth, mouth opened wide, boastful speech, tall talk, bragging, boasting, large amount, large quantity