口

See also: 囗, 㔿, ロ, and ㅁ

口	U+53E3, 口 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53E3

← 叢
[U+53E2]

CJK Unified Ideographs

古 →
[U+53E4]

⼝	U+2F1D, ⼝ KANGXI RADICAL MOUTH

← ⼜
[U+2F1C]

Kangxi Radicals

⼞ →
[U+2F1E]

Translingual

Stroke order

Stroke order

Han character

口 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+0, 3 strokes, cangjie input 口 (R), four-corner 6000₀, composition ⿱冂一)

Kangxi radical #30, ⼝.
Shuowen Jiezi radical №22

Usage notes

This character (口) is used within characters. If a square is used as an enclosure around another character, then the character 囗 (U+56D7) is used instead.

Derived characters

Appendix:Chinese radical/口
㐰, 加, 𫭙, 如, 𪪺, 扣, 𬇖, 𨑕, 𪱳, 𣬣, 𤘘, 知, 𬖏, 𫃜, 𦒵, 𦔻, 𧥣(𬣚), 𧺚, 釦(𬬪), 卟, 𨙫, 鳴(鸣), 𪚩
兄, 𢗀, 𣬦, 肙, 足, 𭯶, 𤆗, 邑, 𭺲, 𤿌, 𡶸, 黾, 虽, 𧘗, 𨈗
占, 夻, 𡥄, 𢀛, 舌, 𦬅, 𣅊, 杏, 𣬧, 𬉸, 𭶻, 言, 𬽅, 𧮫, 谷, 𠔌, 𣄮, 𬔭, 𠭀, 𨈖, 軎, 害, 兽, 噕, 轡(辔), 石, 𡰪, 𢇞, 𫊝, 倉, 𫸧, 戓, 耉, 冋, 问, 冏, 局, 尚, 回, 中

Chinese

simp. and trad.		口
alternative forms		𠙵𠮚囗

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 口
Shang		Western Zhou	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (口) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
口	*kʰoːʔ
叩	*kʰoːʔ
扣	kʰoːʔ, kʰoːs
釦	*kʰoːʔ
筘	*kʰoːs

Pictogram (象形) – resembles an open mouth.

In the oracle bone script, radical 口 is used for characters having abstract meanings. Such a character can have a figurative meaning derived from the phonetic part, e.g. 右 (OC *ɢʷɯʔ, *ɢʷɯs, “right”) = 又 (OC *ɢʷɯs, “right hand”) + 口 and 𪪺 (“strong; powerful”) = 弓 (OC *kʷɯŋ, “bow”) + 口, or be an unrelated borrowing, e.g. 否 (OC *brɯʔ, *pɯʔ, “no”) = 不 (OC *pɯ, *pɯʔ, *pɯ', “calyx”) + 口.

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ku(w) (“mouth”). Cognate with Garo ku·sik (“mouth”), Tangut 𗋈 (*ŋwu², “mouth”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): kǒu (kou³)
(Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ
(Chengdu, SP): kou³
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): ку (ku, II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): hau²
(Taishan, Wiktionary): heu²
Gan (Wiktionary): kieu³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): khiéu / héu
(Meixian, Guangdong): kêu³ / hêu³
Jin (Wiktionary): kou²
Min Bei (KCR): kě
Min Dong (BUC): kāu / kēu
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): kháu / káu / khó͘ / khió
(Teochew, Peng'im): kao²
Wu (Wiktionary): kheu (T2)
Xiang (Wiktionary): kou³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǒu
  - Wade–Giles: kʻou³
  - Yale: kǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koou
  - Palladius: коу (kou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: kou³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kou
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰəu⁵³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: ку (ku, II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰou⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau²
  - Yale: háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: heu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /heu⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: kieu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiɛu²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiéu / héu
  - Hakka Romanization System: kieu` / heu`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kieu³ / heu³
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯eu̯³¹/, /heu̯³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: kêu³ / hêu³
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰeu³¹/, /heu³¹/

Note:

Sixian:
- khiéu - literary;
- héu - vernacular.
Meixian:
- kêu3 - literary;
- hêu3 - vernacular.

Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: kou²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /kʰxəu⁵³/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: kě
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰe²¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: kāu / kēu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰau³³/, /kʰɛu³³/

Note:

kāu - vernacular;
kēu - literary.

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu
  - Tâi-lô: kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qao
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kʰau⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /kʰau⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰau⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káu
  - Tâi-lô: káu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kao
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kau⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kau⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kau⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó͘
  - Tâi-lô: khóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qor
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰɔ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khió
  - Tâi-lô: khió
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qioir
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɤ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰio⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /kʰio⁵⁵⁴/

Note:

kháu - vernacular;
káu - vernacular (limited, e.g. 啞口);
khó͘/khió - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kao²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kháu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰau⁵²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: kheu (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɜ³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: kou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰəu⁴¹/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 口
Mandarin	Beijing	/kʰou²¹⁴/
	Harbin	/kʰou²¹³/
	Tianjin	/kʰou¹³/
	Jinan	/kʰou⁵⁵/
	Qingdao	/kʰou⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/kʰou⁵³/
	Xi'an	/kʰou⁵³/
	Xining	/kʰɯ⁵³/
	Yinchuan	/kʰəu⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/kʰou⁴⁴²/
	Ürümqi	/kʰɤu⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/kʰəu⁴²/
	Chengdu	/kʰəu⁵³/
	Guiyang	/kʰəu⁴²/
	Kunming	/kʰəu⁵³/
	Nanjing	/kʰəɯ²¹²/
	Hefei	/kʰɯ²⁴/
Jin	Taiyuan	/kʰəu⁵³/
	Pingyao	/kʰəu¹³/
	Hohhot	/kʰəu⁵³/
Wu	Shanghai	/kʰɤ³⁵/
	Suzhou	/kʰɤ⁵¹/
	Hangzhou	/kʰø⁵³/
	Wenzhou	/kʰau³⁵/
Hui	Shexian	/kʰiu³⁵/
Hui	Tunxi	/t͡ɕʰiu³¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/kʰəu⁴¹/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/kʰəɯ⁴²/
Gan	Nanchang	/kʰiɛu²¹³/
Hakka	Meixian	/kʰeu³¹/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/kʰeu³¹/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/hɐu³⁵/
	Nanning	/hɐu³⁵/
	Hong Kong	/hɐu³⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/kʰɔ⁵³/ /kʰau⁵³/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/kʰau³²/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/kʰe²¹/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/kʰau⁵³/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/xɔu²¹³/ /xau²¹³/

Middle Chinese: /kʰəu^X/

Rime
Character	口
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	苦后切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰəu^X/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰəu^X/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰəu^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰəw^X/
Li Rong	/kʰu^X/
Wang Li	/kʰəu^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰə̯u^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kǒu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hau²

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*kʰˤ(r)oʔ/
(Zhengzhang): /*kʰoːʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	口
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	kǒu
Middle Chinese	‹ khuw^X ›
Old Chinese	/*kʰˁ(r)oʔ/
English	mouth
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	口
Reading #	1/1
No.	7490
Phonetic component	口
Rime group	侯
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	口
Old Chinese	/*kʰoːʔ/

Definitions

口

(anatomy) mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)
See also: 嘴, 口腔
漱漱你的口。 ― Shù shù nǐ de kǒu. ― Rinse your mouth out.
這話出自你的口，聽來令人奇怪。 [MSC, trad.]
这话出自你的口，听来令人奇怪。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè huà chūzì nǐ de kǒu, tīnglái lìngrén qíguài. [Pinyin]
This sounds strange in your mouth.
entrance; opening; mouth (of an object)
入口 ― rùkǒu ― entrance
出口 ― chūkǒu ― exit
門口／门口 ― ménkǒu ― doorway
gateway
張家口／张家口 ― Zhāngjiākǒu ― Zhangjiakou
口北 ― Kǒuběi ― the area beyond the Great Wall
口蘑 ― kǒumó ― St. George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)
hole; cut
口子 ― kǒuzi ― hole
傷口／伤口 ― shāngkǒu ― wound
port
電腦端口／电脑端口 ― diànnǎo duānkǒu ― computer port
C口 ― sēikǒu ― USB-C port
perimeter
人口 ― rénkǒu ― population
戶口／户口 ― hùkǒu ― hukou
government organ; department
Classifier for family members, populations and guns.
三口之家 ― sān kǒu zhī jiā ― a family of three
Classifier for bites or mouthfuls.
我可以吃一口嗎？／我可以吃一口吗？ ― Wǒ kěyǐ chī yī kǒu ma? ― Can I have a bite?
(neologism, slang) to fellate
- 為什麼女朋友給我口我沒什麼感覺？ [MSC, trad.]
  为什么女朋友给我口我没什么感觉？ [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2019 August 28, Anonymous, Treehole: #829617
  Wèishénme nǚpéngyǒu gěi wǒ kǒu wǒ méishénme gǎnjiào? [Pinyin]
  Why didn't I feel a thing when my girlfriend blew me?
A surname

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 嘴 (“mouth”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		口
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		口, 嘴
Mandarin	Beijing	嘴
	Taiwan	嘴, 嘴巴
	Tianjin	嘴
	Chengde	嘴
	Tangshan	嘴, 嘴巴
	Cangzhou	嘴
	Baoding	嘴
	Shijiazhuang	嘴
	Daming	嘴
	Ulanhot	嘴
	Tongliao	嘴
	Chifeng	嘴, 嘴巴
	Bayanhot	嘴
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	嘴
	Heihe	嘴, 嘴巴
	Qiqihar	嘴
	Harbin	嘴, 嘴巴
	Jiamusi	嘴
	Baicheng	嘴
	Changchun	嘴
	Tonghua	嘴
	Shenyang	嘴
	Dandong	嘴
	Jinzhou	嘴, 嘴巴
	Dalian	嘴
	Yantai	嘴
	Yantai (Muping)	嘴
	Qingdao	嘴
	Lijin	嘴
	Zhucheng	嘴
	Jinan	嘴
	Jinan (Zhangqiu)	嘴, 嘴巴得
	Jining	嘴
	Luoyang	嘴, 嘴巴
	Wanrong	嘴
	Yuanyang	嘴, 嘴巴
	Zhengzhou	嘴
	Lingbao	嘴
	Xinyang	嘴
	Baihe	嘴, 嘴巴
	Hanzhong	嘴, 嘴巴
	Xi'an	嘴, 嘴巴
	Baoji	嘴
	Yinchuan	嘴
	Tianshui	嘴
	Lanzhou	嘴, 嘴巴子, 嘴巴
	Dunhuang	嘴
	Xining	嘴
	Hami	嘴
	Ürümqi	嘴
	Wuhan	嘴, 嘴巴, 嘴巴子
	Huanggang	嘴巴兒
	Yichang	嘴, 嘴巴
	Xiangyang	嘴, 嘴巴子
	Tianmen	嘴, 嘴巴
	Hong'an	嘴巴, 嘴巴子, 口
	Chengdu	嘴巴, 嘴巴兒
	Nanchong	嘴, 嘴巴
	Dazhou	嘴巴
	Hanyuan	嘴, 嘴巴
	Xichang	嘴, 嘴巴
	Zigong	嘴巴兒
	Chongqing	嘴, 嘴巴, 嘴巴兒
	Guiyang	嘴巴, 嘴
Zunyi	嘴巴
Bijie	嘴巴
Liping	嘴巴
Zhaotong	嘴, 嘴巴
Dali	嘴巴
Kunming	嘴, 嘴巴
Mengzi	嘴巴
Lancang	嘴巴
Liuzhou	嘴巴, 嘴
Jishou	嘴巴
Changde	嘴巴
Anqing	嘴
Xuzhou	嘴, 嘴兒, 嘴巴
Fuyang	嘴
Wuhu	嘴
Yangzhou	嘴, 嘴巴子, 嘴巴
Lianyungang	嘴巴
Lianshui	嘴
Nanjing	嘴, 嘴巴, 嘴巴子
Hefei	嘴
Nantong	嘴
Singapore	嘴巴
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	嘴
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	嘴
Cantonese	Guangzhou	嘴, 口
	Hong Kong	嘴, 口
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	嘴
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	嘴
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	嘴
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	嘴
	Macau	嘴
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	口, 嘴
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	嘴
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	口, 嘴
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	嘴
	Foshan	口, 嘴
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	嘴, 口
	Foshan (Shunde)	嘴
	Foshan (Sanshui)	口
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	嘴
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	口嘴
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	口嘴
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	嘴
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	嘴
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	嘴
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	嘴
	Taishan	嘴
	Kaiping (Chikan)	嘴
	Enping (Niujiang)	嘴
	Heshan (Yayao)	嘴
	Dongguan	嘴
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	嘴
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	嘴
	Qingyuan	嘴
	Fogang	嘴
	Yingde (Hanguang)	口
	Yangshan	嘴
	Lianshan (Butian)	嘴
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	嘴
	Shaoguan	嘴
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	嘴
	Renhua	嘴
	Lechang	嘴
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	嘴
	Sihui	嘴
	Guangning	嘴
	Deqing	嘴
	Huaiji	嘴
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	嘴
	Yunfu	嘴
	Xinxing	嘴
	Luoding	嘴
	Yunan (Pingtai)	嘴
	Yangjiang	嘴, 口
	Xinyi	嘴
	Maoming (Xinpo)	嘴
	Lianjiang	嘴
	Nanning	嘴, 口
	Wuzhou	嘴
	Yulin	嘴
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	嘴
	Guiping	嘴
	Mengshan (Xihe)	口
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	嘴
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	嘴
	Baise	口
	Bobai	嘴
	Lingshan	嘴
Pubei	嘴
Qinzhou	嘴
Beihai	嘴
Ningming	嘴
Hengxian	口
Hezhou (Pumen)	嘴
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	口
Singapore (Guangfu)	嘴
Gan	Nanchang	嘴巴, 嘴
	Lichuan	嘴, 嘴仔
	Pingxiang	嘴巴, 嘴
Hakka	Meixian	嘴
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	嘴
	Huiyang	嘴
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	嘴
	Boluo (Bendihua)	嘴
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	嘴
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	嘴角
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	嘴角
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	嘴角
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	嘴
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	嘴
	Wuhua (Changbu)	嘴
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	嘴
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	嘴
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	嘴
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	嘴
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	嘴
	Wengyuan	嘴
	Liannan	嘴
	Conghua (Lütian)	嘴
	Jiexi	嘴
	Luhe	嘴
	Changting	嘴
	Wuping (Yanqian)	嘴
	Liancheng	嘴, 嘴角
	Ninghua	嘴管
	Yudu	嘴角
	Ningdu	嘴
	Shicheng	嘴官
	Shangyou (Shexi)	嘴包
	Tonggu (Sandu)	嘴
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	嘴
	Dayu	嘴巴
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	嘴
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	嘴
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	嘴
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	嘴
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	嘴
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	嘴
	Hong Kong	嘴角
	Mengshan (Xihe)	嘴
	Luchuan	嘴
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	嘴, 嘴巴
	Sabah (Bao'an)	嘴, 嘴角
	Sabah (Longchuan)	嘴
	Senai (Huiyang)	嘴
	Singkawang	嘴
Huizhou	Jixi	嘴
	Shexian	嘴
	Fuliang	嘴
	Shitai (Xianyu)	嘴
Jin	Taiyuan	嘴
	Pingyao	口, 嘴
	Yangyuan	嘴, 嘴巴
	Datong	嘴
	Xinzhou	嘴
	Lishi	嘴, 口
	Linfen	嘴
	Changzhi	嘴, 口
	Taibus (Baochang)	嘴
	Linhe	嘴, 嘴頭子
	Jining	嘴, 嘴巴
	Hohhot	嘴
	Baotou	嘴
	Dongsheng	嘴
	Haibowan	嘴
	Erenhot	嘴, 嘴巴
	Pingshan	嘴
	Zhangjiakou	嘴
	Handan	嘴, 嘴巴
	Linzhou	嘴
	Suide	嘴, 嘴巴
Min Bei	Jian'ou	喙
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	喙
	Songxi	喙
	Zhenghe	喙
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	喙
	Jianyang	喙
	Jianyang (Huangkeng)	嘴
	Wuyishan	嘴
	Pucheng (Shibei)	喙巴, 喙
Min Dong	Fuzhou	喙
	Changle	喙
	Lianjiang	喙
	Fuqing	喙
	Pingtan	喙
	Yongtai	喙
	Minqing	喙
	Gutian	喙
	Pingnan	喙
	Luoyuan	喙
	Fu'an	喙
	Ningde	喙
	Xiapu	喙
	Zherong	喙
	Shouning	喙
	Zhouning	喙
	Fuding	喙
	Matsu	喙
Min Nan	Xiamen	喙, 喙斗, 喙口, 喙箍
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	喙
	Quanzhou	喙, 喙斗, 喙口, 喙箍
	Jinjiang	喙
	Nan'an	喙
	Shishi	喙
	Hui'an	喙
	Anxi	喙
	Yongchun	喙
	Dehua	喙
	Zhangzhou	喙, 喙斗, 喙口, 喙箍
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	喙
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	喙
	Hua'an	喙
	Nanjing	喙
	Pinghe	喙
	Zhangpu	喙
	Yunxiao	喙
	Zhao'an	喙
	Dongshan	喙
	Taipei	喙
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	喙
	Kaohsiung	喙
	Yilan	喙
	Changhua (Lukang)	喙
	Taichung	喙
	Taichung (Wuqi)	喙
	Tainan	喙
	Taitung	喙
	Hsinchu	喙
	Kinmen	喙
	Penghu (Magong)	喙
	Penang (Hokkien)	喙
	Singapore (Hokkien)	喙
	Manila (Hokkien)	喙
	Longyan	喙佬, 嘴佬
	Zhangping	喙佬
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	喙, 嘴佬
	Datian	喙
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	喙
	Chaozhou	喙
	Raoping	喙
	Shantou	喙
	Shantou (Chenghai)	喙
	Jieyang	喙
	Haifeng	喙
	Bangkok (Teochew)	喙
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	喙
	Singapore (Teochew)	喙
	Leizhou	喙
	Wenchang	喙
	Haikou	喙
	Singapore (Hainanese)	喙
Puxian Min	Putian	喙
	Putian (Donghai)	喙
	Putian (Jiangkou)	喙
	Putian (Nanri)	喙
	Xianyou	喙
	Xianyou (Fengting)	喙
	Xianyou (Youyang)	喙
Min Zhong	Yong'an	嘴佬, 嘴
	Sanyuan	嘴
	Shaxian	嘴
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	嘴
	Guangze	嘴
	Jiangle	嘴
	Mingxi	嘴
	Shunchang	嘴
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	呲嘴
Zhongshan Min	Sanxiang	喙嘴
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	嘴, 口
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	嘴, 嘴巴
Shehua	Fu'an	嘴
	Fuding	嘴
	Luoyuan	嘴
	Sanming	嘴
	Shunchang	嘴
	Hua'an	嘴
	Guixi (Zhangping)	嘴
	Cangnan	嘴
	Jingning	嘴
	Lishui	嘴
	Longyou	嘴
	Chaozhou	嘴
	Fengshun	嘴
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	口
Wu	Shanghai	嘴巴, 嘴, 嘴蒲
	Shanghai (Chongming)	嘴巴
	Suzhou	嘴, 嘴巴
	Wuxi	嘴巴
	Danyang	嘴
	Hangzhou	嘴巴
	Ningbo	嘴巴
	Wenzhou	嘴嘴, 嘴
	Jinhua	口蒲, 口蒲兒, 口
Xiang	Changsha	嘴巴, 嘴巴子
	Xiangtan	嘴巴子
	Loudi	嘴
	Shuangfeng	嘴巴
	Quanzhou	嘴, 嘴巴

Dialectal synonyms of 口 (“(classifier for mouthfuls)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		口
Mandarin	Beijing	口, 口兒
	Taiwan	口
	Jinan	口
	Xi'an	口
	Ürümqi	口
	Wuhan	口
	Chengdu	口
	Liuzhou	口
	Yangzhou	口
	Nanjing	口
	Hefei	口
	Singapore	口
Cantonese	Guangzhou	啖
	Hong Kong	啖
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	啖
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	啖
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	啖
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	啖
	Macau	啖
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	啖
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	啖
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	啖
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	啖
	Foshan	啖
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	啖
	Foshan (Shunde)	啖
	Foshan (Sanshui)	啖
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	啖
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	啖
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	啖
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	啖
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	啖
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	啖
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	啖
	Taishan	啖
	Kaiping (Chikan)	啖
	Enping (Niujiang)	啖
	Heshan (Yayao)	啖
	Dongguan	啖
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	啖
	Yangjiang	啖
	Danzhou	口
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	啖
Gan	Nanchang	口
Hakka	Meixian	口
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	啖
	Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)	啖
	Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)	啖
	Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)	啖
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	口
	Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)	啖
	Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)	啖
	Boluo (Bendihua)	啖
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	口
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	口
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	口
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	啖
	Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)	啖
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	口
	Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)	口
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	啖
	Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)	啖
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	啖
	Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)	啖
	Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)	啖
	Conghua (Lütian)	口
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	口
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	口
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	口
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	口
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	口
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	口
	Hong Kong	啖
	Senai (Huiyang)	啖
	Singkawang	口
Huizhou	Jixi	口
Jin	Taiyuan	口
Min Bei	Jian'ou	喙
	Jianyang	喙
	Pucheng (Shibei)	喙
Min Dong	Fuzhou	喙
Min Nan	Xiamen	喙
	Quanzhou	喙
	Zhangzhou	喙
	Tainan	喙
	Singapore (Hokkien)	喙
	Chaozhou	喙
	Shantou	喙
	Shantou (Chenghai)	喙
	Bangkok (Teochew)	喙
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	喙
	Wenchang	喙
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	啖
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	口
	Suzhou	口
	Danyang	口
	Wenzhou	口
	Jinhua	口
Xiang	Changsha	口
	Loudi	口
	Shuangfeng	口

Dialectal synonyms of 口 (“(classifier for pigs)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		口, 頭
Mandarin	Beijing	口
	Ulanhot	頭
	Tongliao	頭
	Chifeng	頭
	Bayanhot	口, 頭
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	頭
	Yantai (Muping)	口, 頭
	Jinan	口
	Xi'an	頭
	Wuhan	口
	Chengdu	條, 根
	Guiyang	頭
	Guilin	頭
	Liuzhou	頭
	Xuzhou	頭
	Nanjing	口
	Singapore	頭
Cantonese	Guangzhou	隻, 條
	Hong Kong	隻
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	隻
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	隻
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	隻
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	條
	Macau	隻
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	隻
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	隻
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	隻
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	個
	Foshan	隻
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	隻
	Foshan (Shunde)	隻
	Foshan (Sanshui)	隻
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	隻
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	隻
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	隻
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	隻
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	隻, 個
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	隻
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	個
	Taishan	個, 隻
	Kaiping (Chikan)	個
	Enping (Niujiang)	個
	Heshan (Yayao)	隻
	Dongguan	隻
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	隻
	Nanning	隻
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	隻
Hakka	Meixian	條
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	條
	Huiyang	條
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	條
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	隻
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	條
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	條
	Wengyuan	條
	Liannan	條
	Conghua (Lütian)	條, 隻
	Jiexi	條
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	隻
	Changting	隻
	Wuping (Yanqian)	隻
	Ninghua	頭
	Ningdu	隻
	Tonggu (Sandu)	隻
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	隻
	Dayu	隻
	Hong Kong	隻, 條
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	隻
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	隻
	Xinyi (Sihe)	隻
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	隻
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	隻
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	隻
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	隻
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	隻
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	隻
	Mengshan (Xihe)	條
	Luchuan	隻
	Senai (Huiyang)	條
Huizhou	Jixi	隻
Jin	Taiyuan	頭
	Taibus (Baochang)	頭
	Linhe	頭
	Jining	頭
	Hohhot	口
	Baotou	頭
	Dongsheng	頭
	Haibowan	頭
Min Dong	Fuzhou	頭
Min Nan	Xiamen	隻
	Quanzhou	隻
	Jinjiang	隻
	Zhangzhou	隻
	Penang (Hokkien)	隻
	Singapore (Hokkien)	隻
	Manila (Hokkien)	隻
	Shantou	隻
	Bangkok (Teochew)	隻
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	隻
	Haikou	隻
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	個

Compounds

Derived terms from 口

一口
丁口
三河口
三緘其口／三缄其口
上口
上口字
下口
丹江口
乳口
二口蟲／二口虫
五口
五口通商
井口邊草／井口边草
交口
京口
人口
人多口雜／人多口杂
伶口俐舌
住口
佛口蛇心
佞口
侈口
信口
倒口
借口
偏口魚／偏口鱼
傷口／伤口
入口
兩口／两口
兩河口／两河口
冷口冷心
出口
刀口
分房減口／分房减口
分身減口／分身减口
切口
利口
刺口
剛口／刚口
剪票口
創口／创口
劈口
勒口
動口／动口
北口
南口
叉口
反口
口不應心／口不应心
口不擇言／口不择言
口中雌黃／口中雌黄
口乖心歪
口乾舌燥／口干舌燥
口仇
口令
口伐
口佔／口占
口供
口信
口傳／口传
口兒／口儿
口具
口出不遜／口出不逊
口出穢言／口出秽言
口分
口勁／口劲
口北
口占
口口聲聲／口口声声
口吃
口吐珠璣／口吐珠玑
口吻
口味
口哨
口嘴
口噤
口器
口型
口外
口如懸河／口如悬河
口子
口宣
口密腹劍／口密腹剑
口實／口实
口尚乳臭
口屈
口岸
口弦
口強／口强
口形
口彩
口徑／口径
口德
口快
口惠
口感
口愬
口才
口技
口拙
口授
口敕
口是心非
口服
口枯眼澀／口枯眼涩
口條／口条
口棧／口栈
口業／口业
口氣／口气
口水
口沉
口沒遮攔／口没遮拦
口沫
口涎
口渴
口湖
口滑
口澤／口泽
口炎
口無擇言／口无择言
口無遮攔／口无遮拦
口燥唇乾／口燥唇干
口燥脣乾／口燥唇干
口琴
口甜如蜜
口瘡／口疮
口白
口皮
口眼歪斜
口硬
口碑
口磣／口碜
口福
口稱／口称
口笛
口答
口算
口籍
口糜
口糧／口粮
口紅／口红
口給／口给
口緊／口紧
口罩
口義／口义
口耳之學／口耳之学
口耳相傳／口耳相传
口能
口脂
口腔
口腳類／口脚类
口腹
口臭
口舌
口若懸河／口若悬河
口蓋／口盖
口蘑
口號／口号
口蜜腹劍／口蜜腹剑
口血未乾／口血未干
口袋
口裡／口里
口角
口訣／口诀
口訥／口讷
口許／口许
口詔／口诏
口詞／口词
口試／口试
口誅筆伐／口诛笔伐
口語／口语
口誤／口误
口誦／口诵
口說無憑／口说无凭
口談／口谈
口諭／口谕
口講指畫／口讲指画
口譯／口译
口賦／口赋

口蹄疫
口輕／口轻
口輪肌／口轮肌
口辯／口辩
口述
口過／口过
口重
口鈍／口钝
口錢／口钱
口隔心慌
口靜／口静
口音
口順／口顺
口頭／口头
口題／口题
口願／口愿
口風／口风
口食
口饞／口馋
口香糖
口馬／口马
口體之養／口体之养
口髭
口齒／口齿
古城口
可口
吃口
吃開口飯／吃开口饭
合口
吐口
告口
周口
周口店
咀吸口
售票口
啞口無言／哑口无言
啟口／启口
啣口墊背／衔口垫背
喜峰口
單口相聲／单口相声
噤口
噴口／喷口
圈口
城口
城垛口
基隆廟口／基隆庙口
堂口
壺口瀑布／壶口瀑布
外口
多口
大口
大沽口
失口
女口
好口
子口
守口如瓶
官渡口
害口
家口
寸口
封口
對口／对口
小倆口／小俩口
小口
小河口
小溪口
尺口
山口
岔口
峰口
峽口／峡口
巷口
布倫口／布伦口
帶口／带口
幫口／帮口
度口
弄口
張口／张口
張家口／张家口
張舌騙口／张舌骗口
得勝口／得胜口
心伏口伏
心口
心拙口夯
心拙口笨
忌口
怯口
惹口面
應口／应口
懸口／悬口
戒口
戶口／户口
打牙訕口／打牙讪口
把口
拑口
拗口
拙口笨腮
拙口鈍腮／拙口钝腮
拙口鈍辭／拙口钝辞
挂口
捷口
掉嘴口
接口
掩口
提口拔舌
提心在口
插口
揜口葫蘆／揜口葫芦
搬口
撮口呼
擋口／挡口
攙口／搀口
收口
改口
放口
新堤口
新江口
新河口
新港口
斷口／断口
書口／书口
有口無心／有口无心
有口無行／有口无行
有口皆碑
有口難分／有口难分
有口難言／有口难言
有口難辨／有口难辨
朱口皓齒／朱口皓齿
杜口
枉口拔舌
林口
極口／极口
樊口
檀口
檔口／档口
歷口／历口
歹口
殺口甜／杀口甜
水口
水峽口／水峡口
江口
決口／决口
沒口／没口
沙口
沙河口
河口
泉口
活口
流口轍／流口辙
浦口
海口
混一口飯／混一口饭
清河口
渠口
渡口
渦口／涡口
港口
湋源口／𣲗源口
湖北口
湖北口回族鄉／湖北口回族乡
湖口
湘口
溪口坪
滅口／灭口
滿口／满口
漁峽口／渔峡口
漢口／汉口
漱口
潘口
澗口／涧口
灌口二郎
炮口
無口／无口
焰口
營口／营口
爭口／争口
爽口
片口張舌／片口张舌

版口
牙口
牙白口清
牲口
獅子口／狮子口
瓶口
甚口
生口
生意口
田駢天口／田骈天口
界口
異口同聲／异口同声
異口同辭／异口同辞
異口同音／异口同音
當口／当口
病從口入／病从口入
病由口入
瘡口／疮口
登場口／登场口
白口
百口
目呆口咂
目定口呆
目睜口呆／目睁口呆
目瞠口哆
目瞪口僵
目瞪口呆
目瞪口歪
眾口一詞／众口一词
眾口交攻／众口交攻
眾口交薦／众口交荐
眾口交譽／众口交誉
眾口同聲／众口同声
眾口如一／众口如一
眾口熏天／众口熏天
眾口稱善／众口称善
眾口紛紜／众口纷纭
眾口鑠金／众口铄金
眾口難調／众口难调
矢口
破口
礄口／硚口
礙口／碍口
禁口
禍從口出／祸从口出
空口
窗口
笑口常開／笑口常开
笨口拙舌
箝口
糊口
糖舌蜜口
紅口白舌／红口白舌
素口罵人／素口骂人
結口／结口
絕口／绝口
統口／统口
緘口／缄口
緘舌閉口／缄舌闭口
縮衣節口／缩衣节口
繡口錦心／绣口锦心
缺口
羅口／罗口
羞口羞腳／羞口羞脚
群口鑠金／群口铄金
翻口
老河口
聲口／声口
肆口
胃口
胸口
脫口／脱口
舊口／旧口
船口
苦口
菜市口
藉口／借口
虎口
虎狼之口
蛇口蜂針／蛇口蜂针
蛇心佛口
蠻口／蛮口
血口噴人／血口喷人
行口
街口
衝口／冲口
衝口而出／冲口而出
衝口而發／冲口而发
袖口
裂口
褪口
要口
親口／亲口
角口
訊口／讯口
討口／讨口
訥口／讷口
誇口／夸口
說口／说口
談天口／谈天口
論口／论口
講口／讲口
讒口／谗口
谷口
豁口截舌
費口／费口
賞口飯吃／赏口饭吃
賣口／卖口
赤口毒舌
赤口白舌
走口
趁口
路口
軟口湯／软口汤
輕口薄舌／轻口薄舌
轉口／转口
轉渠口／转渠口
辯口利舌／辩口利舌
辯口利辭／辩口利辞
通口
通海口
進口／进口
逸口
過口／过口
適口／适口
釋口／释口
金口
金舌弊口
鉗口／钳口
錦心繡口／锦心绣口
鍼口／针口
鎗口／𬬰口
鐵口／铁口
長埫口／长埫口
門口／门口
閉口奪氣／闭口夺气
閉口無言／闭口无言
閉口藏舌／闭口藏舌
閉口韻／闭口韵
開口／开口
閘口／闸口
關口／关口
防寫口／防写口
陪口
隘口
隨口／随口
雞口牛後／鸡口牛后
面方口闊／面方口阔
面闊口方／面阔口方
順口／顺口
頓口無言／顿口无言
領口／领口
頭口／头口
風口／风口
食不充口
餬口／糊口
饕口饞舌／饕口馋舌
香口
馬口／马口
馬口鐵／马口铁
騙口張舌／骗口张舌
驅口／驱口
髯口
鬆口／松口
鬥口／斗口
鬼擘口
魚口／鱼口
鹽醬口／盐酱口
麥口期／麦口期
麻豪口
黃口／黄口
黃家口／黄家口
黃歇口／黄歇口
黃顙口／黄颡口
黑口
齊口／齐口
龍口／龙口
𠺘口

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (口):

→ Japanese: 口(く) (ku); 口(こう) (kō)
→ Korean: 구(口) (gu)
→ Vietnamese: khẩu (口)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 口 – see 名 (“name; given name; etc.”). (This character, 口, is an ancient form of 名.)

References

“口”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學／香港中文大学 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

口

(grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

Go-on: く (ku, Jōyō)^{←く (ku, historical)}
Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)^{←こう (kou, historical)}
Kun: くち (kuchi, 口, Jōyō); くつ (kutsu, 口)
Nanori: あき (aki); くち (kuchi); ひろ (hiro)

Compounds

口(く)吟(ぎん) (kugin)
口(く)受(じゅ) (kuju)
口(く)授(じゅ) (kuju)
口(く)説(ぜち), 口(く)舌(ぜち) (kuzechi)
口(く)説(ぜつ), 口(く)舌(ぜつ) (kuzetsu)
口(く)宣(ぜん) (kuzen)
口(く)調(ちょう) (kuchō)
口(く)伝(でん) (kuden)
口(こう)炎(えん) (kōen)
口(こう)演(えん) (kōen)
口(こう)外(がい) (kōgai)
口(こう)蓋(がい) (kōgai)
口(こう)角(かく) (kōkaku)
口(こう)気(き) (kōki)
口(こう)供(きょう) (kōkyō)
口(こう)琴(きん) (kōkin)
口(こう)吟(ぎん) (kōgin)
口(こう)腔(くう) (kōkū)
口(こう)径(けい) (kōkei)
口(こう)語(ご) (kōgo)
口(こう)腔(こう) (kōkō)
口(こう)座(ざ) (kōza)
口(こう)才(さい) (kōsai)
口(こう)才(ざい) (kōzai)
口(こう)耳(じ) (kōji)
口(こう)実(じつ) (kōjitsu)
口(こう)受(じゅ) (kōju)
口(こう)授(じゅ) (kōju)
口(こう)臭(しゅう) (kōshū)
口(こう)述(じゅつ) (kōjutsu)
口(こう)承(しょう) (kōshō)
口(こう)誦(しょう) (kōshō)
口(こう)上(じょう) (kōjō)
口(こう)唇(しん) (kōshin)
口(こう)銭(せん) (kōsen)
口(こう)装(そう) (kōsō)
口(こう)中(ちゅう) (kōchū)
口(こう)答(とう) (kōtō)
口(こう)頭(とう) (kōtō)
口(こう)内(ない) (kōnai)
口(こう)碑(ひ) (kōhi)
口(こう)腹(ふく) (kōfuku)
口(こう)吻(ふん) (kōfun)
口(こう)辺(へん) (kōhen)
口(こう)弁(べん) (kōben)
口(こう)味(み) (kōmi)
口(こう)約(やく) (kōyaku)
口(こう)糧(りょう) (kōryō)
口(こう)論(ろん) (kōron)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
口
くつ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

/kutu/ → /kut͡su/

From Old Japanese. Appears in compound terms listed in the Wamyō Ruijushō of 938 CE.

The ancient combining form of modern reading kuchi.[1] Likely the original form.

No longer productive in modern Japanese. Only found in older compounds.

There are interesting potential phonetic and semantic overlaps with Middle Chinese 窟 (MC kʰuət̚, “hole; cave”), 口 (MC kʰəu^X, “mouth; opening; hole”); Korean 굳 (gut), 굿 (gut, “hole; hollow; cavity”); possibly even Ainu クㇳ (kut), クッチ (kutchi, “throat”). One possibility is that these represent prehistoric nativized borrowings from Chinese. However, there is yet no clear evidence of relatedness.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

The pitch accent is derived from the entire compound word.

Noun

口(くつ) • (kutsu)

mouth

Derived terms

口(くつ)号(うた) (kutsuuta): an improvised poem or song
口(くつ)籠(こ) (kutsuko): a muzzle
鼾(くつち), 癲(くつち), 癲癇(くつち) (kutsuchi): snoring; epilepsy
轡(くつばみ), 銜(くつばみ), 勒(くつばみ) (kutsubami): a bit(as for a horse's mouth)
口(くつ)巻(まき) (kutsumaki): the winding holding an arrowhead to the shaft of an arrow
轡(くつわ), 馬銜(くつわ) (kutsuwa): a bit (as for a horse's mouth)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
口
くち Grade: 1
kun’yomi

*/kutu i/ → /kuti/ → /kut͡ɕi/

From Old Japanese, ultimately from Proto-Japonic *kutuy. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[2] Also appears in the Man'yōshū, completed some time after 759 CE.[3]

Shift from kutu above, probably by fusion with ancient nominal particle い (i). Compare the phonetic development of 神 (kami, “spirit, god”) from kamu + i, 木 (ki, “tree”) from ko + i, 目 (me, “eye”) from ma + i.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) くち [kùchí] (Heiban – [0])[4][5][6]
IPA^(key): [kɯ̟̊ᵝt͡ɕi]

Noun

口(くち) • (kuchi)

mouth
- 1999 July 22, “グレード・ビル [Great Bill]”, in Vol.4, Konami:
  どんなものでも丸(まる)飲(の)みできる大(おお)きな口(くち)を持(も)っている。
  Donna mono de mo marunomi dekiru ōkina kuchi o motteiru.
  Its massive mouth can swallow whole anything whole.
opening
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書(か)き口(くち)
kakikuchi
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行(い)ける口(くち)
ikeru kuchi
able to down a drink
飲(の)める口(くち)
nomeru kuchi
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taste (in food), preference
日(に)本(ほん)人(じん)の口(くち)に合(あ)わせた料(りょう)理(り)
Nihonjin no kuchi ni awaseta ryōri
food adapted to Japanese tastes

Derived terms

口(くち)荒(あら) (kuchiara)
口(くち)占(うら), 口(くち)裏(うら) (kuchiura)
口(くち)絵(え) (kuchie)
口(くち)可笑(おかし) (kuchiokashi)
口(くち)重(おも) (kuchiomo)
口(くち)金(がね) (kuchigane)
口(くち)軽(がる) (kuchigaru)
口(くち)綺(ぎ)麗(れい), 口(くち)奇(ぎ)麗(れい) (kuchigirei)
口(くち)癖(ぐせ) (kuchiguse)
口(くち)々(くち), 口(くち)口(くち) (kuchikuchi)
口(くち)々(ぐち), 口(くち)口(ぐち) (kuchiguchi)
口(くち)車(ぐるま) (kuchiguruma)
口(くち)巧(ごう)者(しゃ) (kuchigōsha)
口(くち)言(こと)葉(ば), 口(くち)詞(ことば) (kuchikotoba)
口(くち)先(さき) (kuchisaki)
口(くち)三(ざ)味(み)線(せん) (kuchizamisen)
口(くち)三(じゃ)味(み)線(せん) (kuchijamisen)
口(くち)銭(せん) (kuchisen)
口(くち)達(だっ)者(しゃ) (kuchidassha)
口(くち)茶(ぢゃ) (kuchija)
口(くち)八(はっ)丁(ちょう) (kuchihatchō)
口(くち)速(ばや), 口(くち)早(ばや) (kuchibaya)
口(くち)火(び) (kuchibi)
口(くち)拍(びょう)子(し) (kuchibyōshi)
口(くち)笛(ぶえ) (kuchibue)
口(くち)不(ぶ)調(ちょう)法(ほう) (kuchibuchōhō)
口(くち)下手(べた) (kuchibeta)
口(くち)紅(べに) (kuchibeni)
口(くち)返(へん)答(とう) (kuchihentō)
口(くち)前(まえ) (kuchimae)
口(くち)真(ま)似(ね) (kuchimane)
口(くち)忠実(まめ) (kuchimame)
口(くち)元(もと), 口(くち)許(もと) (kuchimoto)
口(くち)輪(わ) (kuchiwa)
口(くち)脇(わき) (kuchiwaki)
口(くち)話(わ)法(ほう) (kuchiwahō)
糸(いと)口(ぐち) (itoguchi): the end of a spool or ball of thread
入(いり)口(ぐち) (iriguchi): entrance
奥(おく)口(ぐち) (okuguchi): the inner doors of a house
表(おもて)口(ぐち) (omoteguchi): the front entrance/exit
傷(きず)口(ぐち) (kizuguchi): an open wound
蛇(じゃ)口(ぐち) (jaguchi)
出(で)口(ぐち) (deguchi): exit

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
口
く Grade: 1
goon

From Middle Chinese 口 (MC kʰəu^X). The 呉音 (goon), so likely the initial borrowing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

口(く) • (ku)

(Buddhism) the mouth
(Buddhism) (by extension) one's speech, one's words
the mouthpiece of a flute

Counter

口(く) • (-ku)

used to count people
used to count per-person portions
used to count open-mouthed containers
used to count bladed weapons or tools

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
口
こう Grade: 1
kan’on

From Middle Chinese 口 (MC kʰəu^X). The 漢音 (kan'on), so likely a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ko̞ː]

Counter

口(こう) • (-kō)

used to count people
used to count bladed weapons or tools

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
“口”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 14, poem 3532), text here
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 口 (MC kʰəu^X).

Historical readings
Recorded as Middle Korean 쿠ᇢ〯 (Yale: khwǔw) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448. Recorded as Middle Korean 구〯 (kwǔ) (Yale: kwǔ) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Pronunciation

(in 口文, 口錢, and 口硬):
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ku]
- Phonetic hangul: [구]
(mouth; entrance; hole; etc.):
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ku(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [구(ː)]
  - Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Hanja

Wikisource口 (eumhun 입 구 (ip gu))

Hanja form^? of 구 (“mouth”).
Hanja form^? of 구 (“entrance; opening”).
Hanja form^? of 구 (“hole”).

Compounds

인구 (人口, in'gu)
가구 (家口, gagu)
구결 (口訣, gugyeol)
구호 (口號, guho)
창구 (窓口, changgu)
함구 (緘口, hamgu)
구실 (口實, gusil)
구미 (口味, gumi)
항구 (港口, hanggu)
입구 (入口, ipgu)
구술 (口述, gusul)
금구 (噤口, geumgu)
구두 (口頭, gudu)
출구 (出口, chulgu)
하구 (河口, hagu)
대구 (大口, daegu)
구화 (口話, guhwa)
식구 (食口, sikgu)
구전 (口錢, gujeon)
구문 (口文, gumun)
구어 (口語, gueo)
구전 (口傳, gujeon)
화구 (火口, hwagu)
포구 (浦口, pogu)
강구 (江口, ganggu)
도구 (渡口, dogu)
구순 (口脣, gusun)
구령 (口令, guryeong)
구수 (口數, gusu)
갱구 (坑口, gaenggu)
구강 (口腔, gugang)
구설 (口舌, guseol)
호구 (戶口, hogu)
경구 (經口, gyeonggu)
구각 (口角, gugak)
구답 (口答, gudap)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

Kunigami

Kanji

口

Readings

Kun: くちー (khuchī)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰut͡ɕiː/

Noun

口 (hiragana くちー, rōmaji khuchī)

mouth
language
dialect
speech

Miyako

Kanji

口

Readings

Kun: ふつ (futsu), ふィちィ (fïchï)

Pronunciation

(Tarama): IPA^(key): [ɸɨtˢɨ], [ɸs̩.tˢɨ]
(Ōgami): IPA^(key): [ɸkɨ], [ɸks̩ ~ ɸkɯ]

Noun

口 (hiragana ふつ, rōmaji futsu, alternative reading ふィちィ, rōmaji fïchï)

mouth
language
dialect
speech

References

“ふィちィ【口】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

Okinawan

Kanji

口

(grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

Kun: くち (kuchi)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kut͡ɕi/

Noun

口 (hiragana くち, rōmaji kuchi)

mouth
language
dialect
speech

Compounds

Derived terms

沖 (うち)縄 (なー)口 (ぐち) (uchināguchi, “Okinawan language”)
ウランダ口 (ぐち) (urandaguchi, “European language, Western language”)
書 (か)ち口 (ぐち) (kachiguchi, “written language”)
口 (くち)しば (kuchishiba, “lips”)
島 (しま)口 (ぐち) (shimaguchi, “island language, local language”)
唐 (とー)口 (ぐち) (tōguchi, “Chinese language”)
那 (なー)覇 (ふぁ)口 (ぐち) (nāfaguchi, “Naha dialect”)
目 (みー)口 (くち) (mīkuchi, “facial expression”)
大和 (やまとぅ)口 (ぐち) (yamatuguchi, “standard Japanese language”)

References

“ぐち【口】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.

Vietnamese

Han character

口: Hán Việt readings: khẩu[1][2]
口: Nôm readings: khẩu[1][2]

chữ Hán form of khẩu (“mouth; opening”).

References

Nguyễn et al. (2009).
Trần (2004).

Yaeyama

Kanji

口

Readings

Kun: ふつぃ (futsï)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fu̻t͡sɨ/

Noun

口 (hiragana ふつぃ, rōmaji futsï)

mouth
language
dialect
speech

Yonaguni

Kanji

口

Readings

Kun: ってぃ (tti)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tˀi/

Noun

口 (hiragana ってぃ, rōmaji tti)

mouth
language
dialect
speech

[KDJ-1] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[KDJ2Kuchi-2] “口”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN

[MYS-3] . 759, Man'yōshū (book 14, poem 3532), text here

[DJR-4] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-5] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[SMK7-6] 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[tdcntd-7] Nguyễn et al. (2009).

[gdhn-8] Trần (2004).

口

Translingual

Han character

Usage notes

Derived characters

Further reading

Chinese

Glyph origin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Definitions

Synonyms

Compounds

Descendants

Etymology 2

References

Japanese

Kanji

Readings

Compounds

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

Counter

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Counter

References

Korean

Etymology

Pronunciation

Hanja

Compounds

References

Kunigami

Kanji

Readings

Pronunciation

Noun

Miyako

Kanji

Readings

Pronunciation

Noun

References

Okinawan

Kanji

Readings

Pronunciation

Noun

Compounds

References

Vietnamese

Han character

References

Yaeyama

Kanji

Readings

Pronunciation

Noun

Yonaguni

Kanji

Readings

Pronunciation

Noun