閉口 (Heikou): to Be Fed Up, to Be Tired (of)

Meaning

English

to be fed up
to be tired (of)
to be unable to bear
to be annoyed
to be stumped
to be at a loss
to be at one's wits' end
to be nonplussed

Reading

Kana

へいこう

Romaji

heikou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 開口 Rank 7373 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

閉口頓首

へいこうとんしゅ

being at a complete loss as to what to do

口を閉ざす

くちをとざす

to keep one's mouth shut

閉まる

しまる

to be locked

閉会

へいかい

closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)

閉店

へいてん

closing up shop (for the day)

閉じる

とじる

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.)

閉める

しめる

to close

閉じこもる

とじこもる

to seclude oneself

閉塞

へいそく

blockage

閉ざす

とざす

to block (a street, entrance, etc.)

閉山

へいざん

closing a mine

閉経

へいけい

menopause

Example Sentences

3

めちゃくちゃな演奏に閉口した。

The performance was so weird and it turned me off.

隣の家の人々は我々が昨夜大騒ぎをしたので閉口した。

The people next door were annoyed with us for making so much noise last night.

今度の新入社員は揃いも揃って注意力が散漫で、仕事がミスだらけで全く閉口する。

This year's freshly inducted employees are, to a man, lacking in concentration, and their sloppy work leaves me speechless.