口

Meaning

Mouth, opening · boca

Readings

• On (音読み): コウ
• Kun (訓読み): くち

Example words

• 口（くち）— mouth
• 入口（いりぐち）— entrance
• 出口（でぐち）— exit

Structure

Radical 口 (くち・くちへん · Mouth) · 3 strokes · school grade 1

Watch out

くち voices to ぐち in compounds. Slightly wider than tall; the box radical 囗 (くにがまえ) is bigger and encloses other parts.