口 | Shirabe

口くち

口くち

Common Noun

English JMdict (multilingual)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) mouth

椅子に横たわる私に、歯科衛生士の女性が「はい、お口を開けてください」と言ったのです。

The woman dental hygienist said to me, lying down in the chair, "Right, please open your mouth."

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) opening;hole;gap;orifice

私たちはそのまま洞窟の口にボートで突っ込んで行きました。

We plunged into the cave opening on our boat and continued on.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) mouth (of a bottle);spout;nozzle;mouthpiece

瓶の口までいっぱいに入れて空気が入らないようにしなさい。

Fill the bottle to the top so as to exclude all air.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) gate;door;entrance;exit

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) speaking;speech;talk (i.e. gossip)

See also: 口をきく (くちをきく)

あの人は口と腹が反対だ。

He says one thing and means another.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) taste;palate

See also: 口に合う (くちにあう)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) mouth (to feed)

外米はぼそぼそしていて、日本人の口には合わない。

Foreign rice is hard and tasteless, and doesn't appeal to the Japanese palate.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) opening (i.e. vacancy);available position

See also: 働き口 (はたらきぐち)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) invitation;summons

See also: 口がかかる (くちがかかる)

あの仕事の口はまだあるよ。

The job offer still stands.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) kind;sort;type

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) opening (i.e. beginning)

suffix · counter counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money) and stove burners

suffix · counter counter for swords, blades, etc.

often read ふり in museum, etc. contexts