#31JLPT N1
口
3 strokes
Mouth
Kun reading
くち
On reading
こう、く
Example words
口ばかり
くちばかり
· all talk (and no action)
あいつは口ばかりで、誠意がないね。巧言令色少なし仁とはよくいったもんだ。
They say fine words are no virtue if they're insincere and that's him in a nutshell. He's all talk but doesn't mean a word of it.
口ぶり
くちぶり
· way of speaking
彼はまるで何でも知っているかのような口ぶりだ。
He talks as if he knew everything.
口ずさむ
くちずさむ
· to hum (a tune)
母は台所でせっせと料理しながら歌を口ずさんでいた。
Mother hummed to herself as she went about her cooking in the kitchen.