唇
くちびる
lips
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Examples
唇が乾いた。
くちびるがかわいた。
My lips are dry.
冬は唇が荒れやすい。
ふゆはくちびるがあれやすい。
Lips chap easily in winter.
彼女は赤い口紅を唇に塗った。
かのじょはあかいくちべにをくちびるにぬった。
She put red lipstick on her lips.
Common patterns
- 唇が乾く
- one's lips go dry
- 唇が荒れる
- one's lips get chapped
- 下唇
- lower lip
Memory tip
Look for the 口 "mouth" sitting at the bottom of the character — that is your clue this is part of the mouth. It is one word, くちびる, so don't try to read it as くち + ひる.
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