Word Meaning 口先だけ

くちさきだけ kuchisakidake

口先だけ is read as くちさきだけ (kuchisakidake) and means all talk.

Meaning

English

  1. all talk
  2. glib
  3. insincere
  4. empty
  5. specious

Reading

Kana

くちさきだけ

Romaji

kuchisakidake

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 94861 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

口先

くちさき

lip service

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)

Example Sentences

3

They're only words.

You're all talk and no action!

Don't pay lip service to me.