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口 — 3 strokes ／ Radical「口」

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10Elementary year 1 ／ 3 strokes ／ Radical「口」
On
コウ・クこう・く · kō · ku
Kun
くちkuchi
Meaning
mouth

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STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A picture of an open mouth.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコウこうkō口述こうじゅつ人口じんこう開口かいこう
Onクくku口調くちょう口伝くでん異口同音いくどうおん
Kunくちkuchi口くち口絵くちえ出口でぐち

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 口くち

    mouth

  • 入口いりぐち

    entrance

More words with this kanji

  • 出口でぐち
  • 早口はやくち
  • 口答えくちごたえ
  • 悪口わるくち
  • 火口湖かこうこ
  • 中央口ちゅうおうぐち

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

口(くち)を おおきく あけます。

I open my mouth wide.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 口Map of reading コウAll maps

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