口
口·mouth, opening
- On-yomi
- コウ
- Kun-yomi
- くち
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 口 | くち | mouth |
| 入口 | いりぐち | entrance |
| 出口 | でぐち | exit |
| 人口 | じんこう | population |
Example sentences
口を大きく開けてください。
くちをおおきくあけてください。
Please open your mouth wide.
駅の出口で待っています。
えきのでぐちでまっています。
I am waiting at the station exit.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 人口 as *ひとくち instead of じんこう
Memory aid
Picture it
An open square: a wide open mouth.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 人口じんこうpopulation
- 口くちmouth
- 出口でぐちexit
- 入口いりぐちentrance
- 辛口からくちhot, spicy (flavor)
- 口座こうざbank account
- 口に合うくちにあうto suit one's taste
- 利口りこうclever, shrewd, bright, sharp, wise, intelligent
- 悪口わるくちabuse, insult, slander, speaking ill of someone
- 出入口でいりぐちentrance and exit
- 蛇口じゃぐちfaucet, tap
- 窓口まどぐちcontact point, counter, point of contact
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