口一杯(くちいっぱい)

くちいっぱい
noun, adverb
mouthful; with one's mouth full
consumptionquantity
1. mouthful; with one's mouth full; filling the mouth
A quantity of food that fills the mouth, or the state of having one's mouth packed full.
口一杯(くちいっぱい)に頬張(ほおば)る。
To stuff one's mouth full.
口一杯(くちいっぱい)にケーキを入(い)れて話(はな)そうとした。
He tried to talk with his mouth full of cake.
子供(こども)が口一杯(くちいっぱい)にご飯(はん)を詰(つ)め込(こ)んで、お母(かあ)さんに叱(しか)られた。
The child crammed rice into his mouth and was scolded by his mother.

口一杯(くちいっぱい) describes the state of having one's mouth completely full of food, or a quantity that fills the mouth. A compound of 口(くち) (mouth) + 一杯(いっぱい) (full). Also written as 口(くち)いっぱい.

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Usage

Used both literally (eating with a very full mouth) and figuratively (口一杯(くちいっぱい)に広(ひろ)がる味(あじ) — a flavor that fills the mouth). Often appears in food writing and descriptions of enthusiastic eating. Children stuffing their mouths are commonly described this way.

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Added 2026.3.14 19:32 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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