Word Meaning 減らず口

へらずぐち herazuguchi

減らず口 is read as へらずぐち (herazuguchi) and means impudent talk.

Meaning

English

  1. impudent talk
  2. speaking without thinking
  3. continuing talking even after one has lost an argument
  4. (getting in) the last word
  5. talking back
  6. needless retort

Reading

Kana

へらずぐち

Romaji

herazuguchi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 46455 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

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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

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.)

口の減らない

くちのへらない

always having a comeback

減少

げんしょう

decrease

減速

げんそく

deceleration

減る

へる

to decrease (in size or number)

減らす

へらす

to abate

減点

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points deducted

減殺

げんさい

lessening

減税

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tax reduction