開口

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See also: 开口

Chinese

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open; operate (vehicle); start mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (開口)
simp. (开口)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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開口

  1. to open one's mouth
  2. to start talking
  3. to laugh out loud
  4. to crack open
  5. to sharpen (a new knife or pair of scissors) before use
  6. to breach a dam
  7. (literary) to eat

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Noun

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開口

  1. opening
  2. (Chinese phonetics) Short for 開口呼开口呼 (kāikǒuhū, “open-mouth sounds”).

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 3
こう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かい)(こう) (kaikō

  1. an opening such as an open window
  2. opening one's mouth and starting to speak

Verb

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(かい)(こう)する (kaikō surusuru (stem (かい)(こう) (kaikō shi), past (かい)(こう)した (kaikō shita))

  1. open one's mouth (and begin to speak)

Conjugation

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