Word Meaning 口封じ

くちふうじ kuchifuuji

口封じ is read as くちふうじ (kuchifuuji) and means silencing (someone).

Meaning

English

  1. silencing (someone)
  2. killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
  3. muzzling (someone)
  4. gagging
  5. forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something)

Reading

Kana

くちふうじ

Romaji

kuchifuuji

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 117691 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

口承文学

こうしょうぶんがく

oral literature