Word Meaning 口減らし

くちべらし kuchiberashi

口減らし is read as くちべらし (kuchiberashi) and means reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

くちべらし

Romaji

kuchiberashi

Writing Variants

  • 口べらし くちべらし kuchiberashi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 46430 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

口の減らない

くちのへらない

always having a comeback

人口減

じんこうげん

population decrease

人口減少

じんこうげんしょう

depopulation

減らず口

へらずぐち

impudent talk

口無し

くちなし

non-functional mouth

口移し

くちうつし

conveying by word of mouth

口出し

くちだし

interference

口回し

くちまわし

an expression

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