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Kanji: 口

KANJI
3 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
くち
 ON 音 
コウ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
くち
Meaning:
Mouth
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 300 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
(いりぐち)
entrance
N5
(くち)
mouth, opening
N5
(でぐち)
exit
N4
(じんこう)
population
N3
(りこう)
clever, shrewd, bright, sharp, wise, intelligent
N3
(わるくち)
abuse, insult, slander, evil speaking
N2
(うらぐち)
backdoor, rear entrance
N2
(かこう)
a burner, origin of a fire
N2
(くちべに)
lipstick
N2
(こうじつ)
excuse
N2
(じゃぐち)
faucet, tap
N2
(でいりぐち)
exit and entrance
N2
(はやくち)
fast-talking
N2
(まどぐち)
ticket window
N1
(あっこう)
abuse, insult, slander, evil speaking
N1
(あまくち)
sweet flavour, mildness, flattery, stupidity
N1
(いりくち)
entrance, gate, approach, mouth
N1
(くち)ずさむ
to hum something, to sing to oneself
N1
(こうじゅつ)
verbal statement
N1
(こうとう)
oral
N1
(でい)(ぐち)
exit and entrance
N1
(へいこう)
shut mouth
N1
(むくち)
reticence
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