口

See also: 囗, 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)

1. Kangxi radical #30, ⼝.
2. 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

Further reading

• KangXi: page 171, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3227
• Dae Jaweon: page 379, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 566, character 14
• Unihan data for U+53E3

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		口
alternative forms		𠙵 𠮚

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 (ngu², “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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koou
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒu
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou3
    • 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/

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• 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/
	Tunxi	/t͡ɕʰiu³¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/kʰəu⁴¹/
	Xiangtan	/kʰəɯ⁴²/
Gan	Nanchang	/kʰiɛu²¹³/
Hakka	Meixian	/kʰeu³¹/
	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/

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• 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	/kʰəuX/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰəuX/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰəuX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰəwX/
Li Rong	/kʰuX/
Wang Li	/kʰəuX/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰə̯uX/
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	‹ khuwX ›
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

1. (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.

2. entrance; opening; mouth (of an object)

   入口  ―  rùkǒu  ―  entrance

   出口  ―  chūkǒu  ―  exit

   門口 / 门口  ―  ménkǒu  ―  doorway

3. 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)

4. hole; cut

   口子  ―  kǒuzi  ―  hole

   傷口 / 伤口  ―  shāngkǒu  ―  wound

5. port

   電腦端口 / 电脑端口  ―  diànnǎo duānkǒu  ―  computer port

   C口  ―  sēikǒu  ―  USB-C port

6. perimeter

   人口  ―  rénkǒu  ―  population

   戶口 / 户口  ―  hùkǒu  ―  hukou

7. government organ; department
8. Classifier for family members, populations and guns.

   三口之家  ―  sān kǒu zhī jiā  ―  a family of three

9. 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?

10. (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?

11. A surname​.

Synonyms

• See 口/derived_terms § Chinese.

Compounds

• See 口/derived_terms § Chinese.

Descendants

• See 口/derived_terms § Chinese.

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)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

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Japanese

Kanji

口

(grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: く (ku, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)
• Kun: くち (kuchi, 口, Jōyō); くつ (kutsu, 口)

Compounds

• 口演
• 口炎
• 口下手
• 口可笑
• 口火
• 口絵
• 口外
• 口蓋
• 口角
• 口奇麗
• 口気
• 口元, 口許
• 口供
• 口琴
• 口金
• 口吟
• 口径
• 口軽
• 口言葉
• 口語
• 口々, 口口
• 口巧者
• 口紅
• 口腔
• 口荒
• 口座
• 口才
• 口三味線
• 口耳
• 口実
• 口車
• 口受
• 口授
• 口臭
• 口重
• 口述
• 口承
• 口上
• 口唇
• 口真似
• 口真似
• 口説
• 口舌
• 口先
• 口占
• 口宣
• 口銭
• 口前
• 口早
• 口装
• 口達者
• 口茶
• 口中
• 口忠実
• 口調
• 口笛
• 口伝
• 口答
• 口頭
• 口内
• 口拍子
• 口八丁
• 口碑
• 口不調法
• 口腹
• 口吻
• 口癖
• 口辺
• 口返答
• 口弁
• 口味
• 口約
• 口裏
• 口糧
• 口輪
• 口論
• 口話法
• 口脇
• 口誦
• 蛇口

 

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. 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

• Kun’yomi
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

• The pitch accent is derived from the entire compound word.

Noun

口(くつ) • (kutsu) 

1. mouth

Derived terms

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. Appears in the Man'yōshū, completed some time after 759 CE.

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

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) くち [kùchí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟̊ᵝt͡ɕi]

Noun

口(くち) • (kuchi) 

1. 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.

2. opening
3. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   書(か)き口(くち)

   kakikuchi

   (please add an English translation of this example)

4. 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

Derived terms

• 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
• 出(で)口(ぐち) (deguchi): exit
• 傷(きず)口(ぐち) (kizuguchi): an open wound

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
口
く Grade: 1
on’yomi

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

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

口(く) • (ku) 

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

Counter

口(く) • (-ku) 

1. used to count people
2. used to count per-person portions
3. used to count open-mouthed containers
4. used to count bladed weapons or tools

Etymology 4

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

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

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ː]

Counter

口(こう) • (-kō) 

1. used to count people
2. used to count bladed weapons or tools

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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 prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Hanja

Wikisource

口 (eumhun 입 구 (ip gu))

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

Compounds

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. [2]

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Kunigami

Kanji

口

Readings

• Kun: くちー (khuchī)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰut͡ɕiː/

Noun

口 (hiragana くちー, rōmaji khuchī)

1. mouth
2. language
3. dialect
4. speech

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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)

1. mouth
2. language
3. dialect
4. speech

References

• “ふィちィ【口】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
• “フツ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Miyako Dialect Dictionary.
• “ふつ” in Celik Kenan Thibault, Online Miyako Dictionary, 2016.

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Okinawan

Kanji

口

(grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

• Kun: くち (kuchi)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kut͡ɕi/

Noun

口 (hiragana くち, rōmaji kuchi)

1. mouth
2. language
3. dialect
4. speech

Compounds

Derived terms

• 油 (あんだ)口 (ぐち) (andaguchi, “compliment”)
• 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.
• “クチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary.

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Vietnamese

Han character

口: Hán Việt readings: khẩu
口: Nôm readings: khẩu

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

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Yaeyama

Kanji

口

Readings

• Kun: ふつぃ (futsï)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu̻t͡sɨ/

Noun

口 (hiragana ふつぃ, rōmaji futsï)

1. mouth
2. language
3. dialect
4. speech

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Yonaguni

Kanji

口

Readings

• Kun: ってぃ (tti)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˀi/

Noun

口 (hiragana ってぃ, rōmaji tti)

1. mouth
2. language
3. dialect
4. speech