Word Meaning 口をわる

くちをわる kuchiowaru

口をわる is read as くちをわる (kuchiowaru) and means to confess.

Meaning

English

to confess
to speak out
to disclose
to tell

Reading

Kana

くちをわる

Romaji

kuchiowaru

Writing Variants

口を割る くちをわる kuchi o waru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb ✓ Rank 101901 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

口上書

こうじょうがき

verbal note (notes verbale)

口々に

くちぐちに

each and every person (saying)

口答え

くちごたえ

retort