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Kanji Detail for 舌 - "tongue, language, words"

舌

  • Meaning

    舌 means "tongue, language, words."

    1. Tongue - The organ in the mouth for taste and speech.

    2. Speech - The ability to speak; words.

    3. Language - Verbal expression; speaking.

  • Words using 舌

    • 猫舌 ねこじた Listen dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; cat tongue

  • Four-character idioms with 舌

    • 百舌勘定 もずかんじょう Listen splitting the bill so that the others end up paying the whole amount; wheedling the others into paying the whole bill
    • 舌先三寸 したさきさんずん Listen eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
    • 金口木舌 きんこうぼくぜつ Listen (public) opinion leader

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    • Verified meaning: tongue, language, words
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read した, したざき, ぜつ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 舌

    Surnames 舌(した)Listen 舌(したざき)Listen 舌(ぜつ)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    tongue; reed; clapper

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    tongue; bell clapper

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The organ of taste in animals. In the mouth. Can move freely. The surface is covered with mucous membrane. Nerves and blood vessels fill it. The most sensitive part. Also helps in producing sounds. | The human body uses the tongue for speaking. Hence traditionally the tongue represents speech. Such as talking a lot is called 饒舌 (wagging the tongue). An interpreter is called 舌人 (tongue person). | What is contained inside a round object is called 舌 (tongue). Such as the metal mouth and wooden tongue of a wooden bell. A ring with a tongue is called 鐍. This is it. | The part of a winnowing basket that holds things is also called 箕舌.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    zetsu(ゼツ) ゼツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shita(した) した

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    舌 (shita・shitahen)

  • Related Keywords

    tongue language words speech articulation enunciation gustatory licking mouth oral palate pronunciation saliva taste verbal vocalization speak utterance

Sentences including 舌

  • I can't eat or drink very hot things.

  • Let me see your tongue.

  • He speaks with a lisp.

  • Put out your tongue , please.

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