Word Meaning 口止め

くちどめ kuchidome

口止め is read as くちどめ (kuchidome) and means hush money.

Meaning

English

  1. hush money
  2. forbidding mentioning (something to others)
  3. imposing silence (on)
  4. ordering (someone) to keep quiet
  5. muzzling (someone)
  6. gagging
  7. hushing up

Reading

Kana

くちどめ

Romaji

kuchidome

Writing Variants

  • 口どめ くちどめ kuchidome

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 7936 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

くち

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

口先

くちさき

lip service

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

口々

くちぐち

every entrance

口ぶり

くちぶり

intimation