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Kanji Detail for 唇 - "lips"

唇

  • Meaning

    唇 means "lips." Also associated with edge.

    1. Lips - The fleshy parts of the mouth.

    2. Edge - The rim or border.

  • Words using 唇

    • 上唇 うわくちびる Listen upper lip; labrum
    • 下唇 したくちびる Listen lower lip

  • Four-character idioms with 唇

    • 唇歯輔車 しんしほしゃ Listen mutual dependence
    • 朱唇皓歯 しゅしんこうし Listen red lips and pearly white teeth (said of beautiful women)

  • Tattoo check: 唇

    • Verified meaning: lips
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: edge

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    lips

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

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    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    lip

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    lips

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shin(シン) シン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kuchibiru(くちびる) くちびる

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    lips edge quiver tremble lip border kiss mouth rim smile pout

Sentences including 唇

  • Your lips are blue.

  • I bit my lip.

  • Ask my lips.

  • My lip split.

  • I have chapped lips.

  • In winter, our lips get chapped.

  • I can't read lips.

  • Tom bit his lip.

  • His lips were warm.

  • Your lips are turning blue.

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