Word Meaning 口火を切る

くちびをきる kuchibi o kiru

口火を切る is read as くちびをきる (kuchibi o kiru) and means to start the debate.

Meaning

English

to start the debate
to get the ball rolling
to fire the first shot
to start a conversation

Reading

Kana

くちびをきる

Romaji

kuchibi o kiru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 116741 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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口火

くちび

fuse

口切り

くちきり

event at the start of the tenth month of the lunar calendar

火口

ひぐち

burner

切り口

きりくち

point of view

切戸口

きりどぐち

small garden gate

火口原

かこうげん

crater floor

火口壁

かこうへき

crater wall

火口原湖

かこうげんこ

crater lake

口走る

くちばしる

to blurt out

口ごもる

くちごもる

to hesitate to say

口を合わせる

くちをあわせる

to arrange not to contradict each other

口

くち

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