How to say mouth in Japanese

JLPTN5
口★【くちkuchi】

noun:

  • mouth
  • opening; hole; gap; orifice
  • mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece
  • gate; door; entrance; exit
  • speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip) ➜ 口を利く
  • taste; palate ➜ 口に合う
  • mouth (to feed)
  • opening (i.e. vacancy); available position ➜ 働き口
  • invitation; summons ➜ 口がかかる
  • kind; sort; type
  • opening (i.e. beginning)

suffix / counter:

  • counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords

Example Sentences

口kuchiをwo開けakeてteくださいkudasai！
Open your mouth!
椅子isuにni横たわるyokotawaru私watashiにni、歯科衛生士shikaeiseishiのno女性joseiがga 「はいhai、おo口kuchiをwo開けてaketeくださいkudasai」とto言ったittaのですnodesu。
The woman dental hygienist said to me, lying down in the chair, "Right, please open your mouth."
スイスSUISUのnoチョコレートCHOKOREETOはha口溶けkuchidokeがgaよいyoi。
Swiss chocolate really melts in your mouth.
黙りdamariなさいnasai、このkonoおしゃべりoshaberi。
Shut your big mouth.
閉じたtojita口kuchiのno中nakaにni蝿haeはhaとび込まないtobikomanai。
A fly does not fly into a shut mouth.

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