Word Meaning 口に上る

くちにのぼる kuchi ni noboru

口に上る is read as くちにのぼる (kuchi ni noboru) and means to become the subject of rumours or conversations.

Meaning

English

to become the subject of rumours or conversations

Reading

Kana

くちにのぼる

Romaji

kuchi ni noboru

Writing Variants

口にのぼる くちにのぼる kuchininoboru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb ✓ Rank 84389 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

口上書

こうじょうがき

verbal note (notes verbale)

口上

こうじょう

prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

新口動物上門

しんこうどうぶつじょうもん

Deuterostomia (superphylum of animals)

口走る

くちばしる

to blurt out

口ごもる

くちごもる

to hesitate to say

口を合わせる

くちをあわせる

to arrange not to contradict each other

口

くち

counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords

口先

くちさき

lip service

口コミ

くちこみ

word of mouth

口語

こうご

(modern) spoken Japanese

口出し

くちだし

interference

口止め

くちどめ

hush money