noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. eloquence or flattery designed to deceive.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
舌先三寸 したさきさんずん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tongue, reed, clapper
した ゼツ (5th, N1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
before, ahead, previous
セン さき ま.ず (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)