口 — mouth, opening

くち口 mouth

Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 3 strokes body

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) 頭(とう) koutou oral 口(こう) 語(ご) kougo spoken language 口(こう) 実(じつ) koujitsu pretext 河(か) 口(こう) kakou river mouth 口(こう) 座(ざ) kouza bank account

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

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

Stroke order

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Components

Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.

Used as component in (96)

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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#30 口 mouth

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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).

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Stroke order

Components

Used as component in (96)

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口 — mouth, opening

Meanings

Readings

word

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).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Used as component in (96)

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.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

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).