Word Meaning 舌三寸

したさんずん shitasanzun

舌三寸 is read as したさんずん (shitasanzun) and means eloquence or flattery designed to deceive.

Meaning

English

  1. eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

Reading

Kana

したさんずん

Romaji

shitasanzun

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 128598 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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舌先三寸

したさきさんずん

eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

三寸の舌

さんずんのした

eloquent tongue

舌先三分

したさきさんぶ

a glib tongue (with fair words)

口先三寸

くちさきさんずん

glib tongue

胸先三寸

むなさきさんずん

one's mind

三寸

さんずん

prostitute of the lowest rank

胸三寸

むねさんずん

heart

美味も喉三寸

びみものどさんすん

good things do not last long

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)