Word Meaning 口を開く

くちをひらく kuchi o hiraku

口を開く is read as くちをひらく (kuchi o hiraku) and means to open one's mouth (to talk).

Meaning

English

  1. to open one's mouth (to talk)
  2. to (start to) tell

Reading

Kana

くちをひらく

Romaji

kuchi o hiraku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb Rank 94833 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

開口

かいこう

open

開口率

かいこうりつ

aperture ratio

開口部

かいこうぶ

aperture

開口期

かいこうき

dilatation stage (of labour)

開口数

かいこうすう

numerical aperture (in photography)

開口一番

かいこういちばん

at the very beginning of one's speech

口説く

くどく

to persuade

くち

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

口先

くちさき

lip service

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

Example Sentences

6

Open your mind before you open your mouth.

He never opens his mouth without complaining about something.

I had hardly opened my mouth, when she interrupted me.

Tom was undoubtedly the most intelligent student in the entire school, but whenever the teacher asked him a question for which he was not prepared, he was filled with such nervousness that he would become confused, and something utterly incomprehensible would issue from his mouth as soon as he opened it.

But so that we may not cause offense, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.

But so that we may not cause offense, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.