口(くち)

くち
noun
mouth
1. mouth
The opening in the face used for eating and speaking.
口(くち)を開(あ)けてください。
Please open your mouth.
この料理(りょうり)は口(くち)に合(あ)いますか？
Does this dish suit your taste?
口に合う = to suit one's taste
彼(かれ)は口(くち)が堅(かた)い人(ひと)なので、秘密(ひみつ)を話(はな)しても大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)です。
He is a person who can keep secrets, so it's okay to tell him secrets.
口が堅い = tight-lipped
走(はし)った後(あと)は口(くち)の中(なか)が乾(かわ)いて喉(のど)も渇(かわ)くので、水(みず)をたくさん飲(の)みます。
After running, my mouth gets dry and I get thirsty, so I drink a lot of water.
食(た)べながら話(はな)すと口(くち)の中(なか)の物(もの)が見(み)えてしまうので、口(くち)の中(なか)の食(た)べ物(もの)を飲(の)み込(こ)んでから話(はな)しましょう。
When you talk while eating, people can see the food in your mouth, so let's swallow the food before talking.

IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS:

  • 口(くち)に合(あ)う: to suit one's taste
  • 口(くち)が堅(かた)い: tight-lipped, discreet
  • 口(くち)が軽(かる)い: loose-lipped, indiscreet
  • 口(くち)を出(だ)す: to interfere, butt in
  • 口(くち)を聞(き)く: to speak, to mediate

EXTENDED MEANINGS:

口(くち) also means "opening" and appears in many compound words:

  • 入(い)り口(ぐち): entrance
  • 出(で)口(ぐち): exit
  • 窓口(まどぐち): service window, counter
  • 改札口(かいさつぐち): ticket gate

Note: Reading changes to ぐち in compounds.

Related Words

See also: 目(め)
See also: 耳(みみ)
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Added 2026.1.7 23:24 · Revised 2026.2.12 8:12
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