Word Meaning 口裏

くちうら kuchiura

口裏 is read as くちうら (kuchiura) and means divining good or bad luck from listening to someone.

Meaning

English

divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning
determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech

Reading

Kana

くちうら

Romaji

kuchiura

Writing Variants

口うら くちうら kuchiura
口占くちうら kuchiura

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 20223 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

口裏合わせ

くちうらあわせ

arranging beforehand to tell the same story

口裏を合わせる

くちうらをあわせる

to arrange beforehand to tell the same story

裏口

うらぐち

backdoor

裏口入学

うらぐちにゅうがく

backdoor admission to a school

裏口営業

うらぐちえいぎょう

illegal business

口紅

くちべに

lipstick

口述

こうじゅつ

dictation

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.)