JLPT N4 · 3 strokes
Kanji 口: "mouth"
The kanji 口 means "mouth". It is written with 3 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read コウ, ク in on'yomi and くち in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
くち
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | mouth |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 3 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 284 of 2,501 |
Common words with 口
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 口mouth · opening; hole; gap; orifice
- 口にするgoûter, manger, boire · parler de, mentionner
- 口を開くouvrir la bouche, se mettre à parler
- 口調ton (de la voix), façon de parler
- 入り口entrance; entry; gate; approach
- 口元bouche, lèvres · commissure des lèvres, expression de la bouche
- 出口exit; way out · outlet; vent
- 一口mouthful; morsel; bite · gulp; sip; draft; draught
- 口に出すexprimer à voix haute, mettre en mots, dire (ce qu'on pense)
- 口を挟むto cut into (a conversation); to interject
- 傷口(opening of a) wound; cut
- 口々every person; every mouth · every entrance
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