くちもと
Japanese
Alternative spelling
口元
Etymology
From
口
(
くち
)
(
kuchi
)
+
元
(
もと
)
(
moto
)
.
Pronunciation
(
Tokyo
)
く
ちもと
[kùchímótó]
(
Heiban
– [0])
[1]
IPA
(key)
:
[kɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕimo̞to̞]
Noun
くちもと
• (
kuchimoto
)
←
くちもと
(
kutimoto
)
?
the
mouth
(
as a general area on the face
)
; the
lips
口
(
くち
)
元
(
もと
)
に
手
(
て
)
を
当
(
あ
)
てる
kuchimoto
ni te o ateru
to put one's hand to one's
face
口
(
くち
)
元
(
もと
)
に
ほくろ
が
ある
kuchimoto
ni hokuro ga aru
to have a mole near one's
mouth
口
(
くち
)
元
(
もと
)
に
微
(
ほほ
)
笑
(
え
)
み
を
浮
(
う
)
かべる
kuchimoto
ni hohoemi o ukaberu
to
smile
slightly
(literally, “to float a slight smile near one's
mouth
”)
References
2006
,
大辞林
(
Daijirin
)
, Third Edition (in Japanese),
Tōkyō
:
Sanseidō
, →ISBN
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