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舌

舌 — tongue, reed, clapper

On
ゼツ
Kun
した
Strokes
6
JLPT
N1
School grade
6

Common words with 舌

  • 舌したtongueCommon

    コーヒーは舌が焼けるほど熱かった。
    The coffee was so hot that I nearly burned my tongue.

  • 舌戦ぜっせんwar of wordsCommon

    彼の発言が舌戦の火蓋をきったことになった。
    He opened up the verbal battle.

  • 舌打ちしたうちclicking one's tongue; tut-tutCommon

    苦虫を噛みつぶしたような顔で、綾乃ちゃんは舌打ちした。
    Ayano tutted, making a sour face.

  • 毒舌どくぜつwicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive languageCommon
  • 二枚舌にまいじたdouble-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; double-tonguedCommon
  • 猫舌ねこじたdislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; cat tongueCommon
  • 弁舌べんぜつspeech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expressionCommon
  • 筆舌ひつぜつwritten and spoken words; descriptionOccasional
  • 舌足らずしたたらずunclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciationOccasional
  • 舌鼓したつづみsmacking one's lips (over food)Occasional
  • 舌触りしたざわりfeel on the tongue (of food or drink); textureOccasional
  • 後舌こうぜつrear part of the tongueRare
  • 舌下ぜっかsublingual; under the tongueRare
  • 舌音ぜつおんlingual soundRare
  • 舌側ぜっそくlingual (in dentistry)Rare
  • 舌を出すしたをだすto stick out one's tongueRare
  • 馬鹿舌ばかじたpoor taste (in food); unsophisticated palateRare
  • 迎え舌むかえしたsticking out one's tongue when putting food in one's mouthRare
  • 悪舌あくぜつevil tongue; gossipRare
  • 舌形動物したがたどうぶつpentastomid (any worm of phylum Pentastomida)Rare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 93 words that use 舌.

  • 舌 した tongue
  • 舌戦 ぜっせん war of words
  • 毒舌 どくぜつ wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
  • 猫舌 ねこじた dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; cat tongue
  • 弁舌 べんぜつ speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression

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