Word Meaning 口先

くちさき kuchisaki

口先 is read as くちさき (kuchisaki) and means lip service.

Meaning

English

  1. lip service
  2. mere words
  3. professions
  4. lips
  5. mouth
  6. snout
  7. proboscis

Reading

Kana

くちさき

Romaji

kuchisaki

Writing Variants

  • 口さき くちさき kuchisaki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 5772 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

口先三寸

くちさきさんずん

glib tongue

口先介入

くちさきかいにゅう

verbal intervention

くち

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

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)

口走る

くちばしる

to blurt out

口ごもる

くちごもる

to hesitate to say

口々に

くちぐちに

each and every person (saying)

口答え

くちごたえ

retort

Example Sentences

7

They're only words.

You're all talk and no action!

Actions speak louder than words.

Don't pay lip service to me.

It looks like Mr Taniguchi is late, doesn't it?

Fine words butter no parsnips.

The words are on the tip of my tongue, but I don't quite know how to put what I want to say.