Word Meaning 舌の根も乾かぬ内

したのねもかわかぬうち shita no ne mo kawakanuuchi

舌の根も乾かぬ内 is read as したのねもかわかぬうち (shita no ne mo kawakanuuchi) and means in the same breath.

Meaning

English

  1. in the same breath
  2. hardly had the words been said

Reading

Kana

したのねもかわかぬうち

Romaji

shita no ne mo kawakanuuchi

Writing Variants

  • 舌の根も乾かぬうち したのねもかわかぬうち shita no ne mo kawakanuuchi

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 40 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 125851 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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舌根

ぜっこん

root of the tongue

舌の根

したのね

base of the tongue

内的根拠

ないてきこんきょ

internal ground

内生菌根

ないせいきんこん

endomycorrhiza

した

tongue

舌鼓

したつづみ

smacking one's lips (over food)

舌戦

ぜっせん

war of words

舌打ち

したうち

smacking one's lips (with relish)

舌足らず

したたらず

lisping

舌触り

したざわり

feel on the tongue (of food or drink)

舌先三分

したさきさんぶ

a glib tongue (with fair words)

Example Sentences

1

No sooner is one lie out of your mouth than you're telling yet another.