くち
口
がた
固
　
め

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

Messages.dated.
  1. verbal promise.
  2. forbidding someone from telling others.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
くち
口
がた
固
　
め
 口固め くちがため

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
harden, set, clot
かた.める　コ (4th, N2)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ　コク (Kentei 1)
old
コ　ふる.い　ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)