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口

Mouth

WaniKani level 1JLPT N4Joyo grade 1Top 500 Β· #2843 strokes

Meanings

Mouth

On'yomi

こう、 く

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

くけ

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 口

口 is written in 3 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

口 (Mouth) is taught on WaniKani at level 1 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #284 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 3 strokes.

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