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

silencing (someone)
killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
muzzling (someone)
gagging
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 119022 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

くちじゃみせん

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

口減らし

くちべらし

reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)

口ほどにも無い

くちほどにもない

all bark and no bite

口述権

こうじゅつけん

public recitation right (e.g. reciting a poem in a bookstore)

口が減らない

くちがへらない

fast-talking

口の減らない

くちのへらない

always having a comeback