口 — mouth, opening

くち口 mouth

くち

U+53E3 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #284 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #11 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #30

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Meanings

mouth
opening

Readings

On'yomi: こう kou く ku
Kun'yomi: くち kuchi

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くち・ぐち kuchi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

口(くち) kuchi mouth 入(い) り口(ぐち) iriguchi entrance 山(やま) 口(ぐち) yamaguchi Yamaguchi (prefecture/surname) 出(で) 口(ぐち) deguchi exit 入(いり) 口(ぐち) iriguchi entrance 一(ひと) 口(くち) hitokuchi a bite 口(くち) コミ kuchikomi word of mouth 手(て) 口(ぐち) teguchi modus operandi

こう kou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

人(じん) 口(こう) jinkou population 火(か) 口(こう) kakou crater 口(こう) 上(じょう) koujou speech 口(こう) 頭(とう) koutou oral 口(こう) 語(ご) kougo spoken language 口(こう) 実(じつ) koujitsu pretext 開(かい) 口(こう) kaikou opening 利(り) 口(こう) rikou clever

く ku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

口(く) 調(ちょう) kuchou tone of voice

Words by frequency and grade

67 words

Each dot is a word containing 口: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.

S = secondary school · 45 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.

Appears in idioms

異口同音四字熟語

different mouths, same sound

口は災いの元諺

the mouth is the source of disaster

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Components

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Used as component in (102)

な名 name みぎ右 right どう同 same あう合 fit かい回 times きょう京 capital しる知 know だい台 platform ふる古 old あに兄 elder brother

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くち・ぐち kuchi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

こう kou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

く ku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

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Used as component in (102)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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口 — mouth, opening

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Readings

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くち ・ぐち kuchi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

こう kou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

く ku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Words by frequency and grade

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Used as component in (102)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

くち・ぐち kuchi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).