Word Meaning 口走る

くちばしる kuchibashiru

口走る is read as くちばしる (kuchibashiru) and means to blurt out.

Meaning

English

  1. to blurt out
  2. to let slip
  3. to say inadvertently
  4. to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

Reading

Kana

くちばしる

Romaji

kuchibashiru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 10811 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

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

口止め

くちどめ

hush money

口上書

こうじょうがき

verbal note (notes verbale)

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

Example Sentences

1

Tom was undoubtedly the most intelligent student in the entire school, but whenever the teacher asked him a question for which he was not prepared, he was filled with such nervousness that he would become confused, and something utterly incomprehensible would issue from his mouth as soon as he opened it.