Word Meaning 口固め

くちがため kuchigatame

口固め is read as くちがため (kuchigatame) and means forbidding someone from telling others.

Meaning

English

  1. forbidding someone from telling others
  2. verbal promise

Reading

Kana

くちがため

Romaji

kuchigatame

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 79382 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

口止め

くちどめ

hush money

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

口辺

こうへん

around one's lips

口辺に

こうへんに

around the mouth