Word Meaning 口を挟む

くちをはさむ kuchi o hasamu

口を挟む is read as くちをはさむ (kuchi o hasamu) and means to cut into (a conversation).

Meaning

English

to cut into (a conversation)
to interject

Reading

Kana

くちをはさむ

Romaji

kuchi o hasamu

Writing Variants

口をはさむ くちをはさむ kuchiohasamu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb ✓ Rank 143052 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

横から口を挟む

よこからくちをはさむ

to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)

口ずさむ

くちずさむ

to hum (a tune)

口元が緩む

くちもとがゆるむ

to smile

口紅

くちべに

lipstick

口述

こうじゅつ

dictation

口裏

くちうら

divining good or bad luck from listening to someone

口角

こうかく

corners of the mouth

口三味線

くちざみせん

humming a samisen tune

口無し

くちなし

non-functional mouth

口述書

こうじゅつしょ

affidavit

口述権

こうじゅつけん

public recitation right (e.g. reciting a poem in a bookstore)

口角力

くちずもう

kissing