3 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N4

mouth

Kun'yomi
  • mouth ②opening ③counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords
On'yomi
  • mouth ②counter for people or implements
  • mouth ②counter for people or implements

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くち 85.9%
コウ 12.3%
1.8%

Common Words

mouth ②opening ③counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords
exit ②outlet
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to be stumped ②to be fed up
spiritualism ②medium
(opening of) a wound
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 53E3
JIS X 0208 1-24-93
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 868
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 685
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3382
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4189
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2119
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2865
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 11
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 11
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 213
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 29
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 38
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3227
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 20
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 54
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 54
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 27
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 31
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 34
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 16
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 200
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 167
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.16
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 276
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 11
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d0.1
Four corner code 6000.0
De Roo Code 3777