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Kanji Detail for 舌 - "tongue, speech, language"
舌
- Meaning
舌 means "tongue, speech, language."
Tongue - The organ in the mouth for taste and speech.
Speech - The ability to speak; words.
Language - Verbal expression; speaking.
- 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.
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Sentences including 舌
I can't eat or drink very hot things.
舌を見せてください。
Let me see your tongue.
He speaks with a lisp.
舌を出してください。
Put out your tongue , please.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
電車が通るようになれば自然｜町並も変るし、その上に市区改正もあるし、東京が凝としている時は、まあ二六時中一分もないといっていいくらいです」私は仕方がないからいわないでいい事まで喋舌った。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
たまに何か欲しがっても、舌が欲しがるだけで、咽喉から下へはごく僅しか通らなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は冷やかな頭で新しい事を口にするよりも、熱した舌で平凡な説を述べる方が生きていると信じています。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は冷やかな頭で新しい事を口にするよりも、熱した舌で平凡な説を述べる方が生きていると信じています。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha