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口 [ichi1,news1,nf02]
【 くち [ichi1,news1,nf02] 】
1. [n]
▶ mouth
2. [n]
▶ opening
▶ hole
▶ gap
▶ orifice
3. [n]
▶ mouth (of a bottle)
▶ spout
▶ nozzle
▶ mouthpiece
4. [n]
▶ gate
▶ door
▶ entrance
▶ exit
5. [n]
▶ speaking
▶ speech
▶ talk (i.e. gossip)
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2086150 口を利く 1. to speak; to talk
6. [n]
▶ taste
▶ palate
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1872140 口に合う 1. to be palatable; to suit one's taste
7. [n]
▶ mouth (to feed)
8. [n]
▶ opening (i.e. vacancy)
▶ available position
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1451070 働き口 1. position; job; employment; opening
9. [n]
▶ invitation
▶ summons
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2273800 口がかかる 1. to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer)
10. [n]
▶ kind
▶ sort
▶ type
11. [n]
▶ opening (i.e. beginning)
12. [suf,ctr]
▶ counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money) and stove burners
13. [suf,ctr]
《often read ふり in museum, etc. contexts》
▶ counter for swords, blades, etc.
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 1361130 振り【ふり】 8. counter for swords, blades, etc.



History:
7. A 2025-07-21 09:11:37  Syed Raza <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
* sankoku (under ふり):
  ［振り・口］(接尾) 刀を数えることば。
* meikyo/daijs have it in their くち entries
  Diff: 
@@ -90 +90 @@
-<gloss>swords</gloss>
+<gloss>counter for swords, blades, etc.</gloss>
6. A* 2025-07-21 04:36:28  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
A correspondent who works in a sword museum in Japan alerted me to this 熟字訓 usage.  It seems 一口 is ひとふり in sword registers, etc. Obviously from 振り.
  Diff: 
@@ -83 +83,8 @@
-<gloss>counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords</gloss>
+<gloss>counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money) and stove burners</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&suf;</pos>
+<pos>&ctr;</pos>
+<xref type="see" seq="1361130">振り・ふり・8</xref>
+<s_inf>often read ふり in museum, etc. contexts</s_inf>
+<gloss>swords</gloss>
5. A 2021-10-22 04:17:52  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2021-10-05 02:40:31  Nicolas Maia
  Refs: 
https://www.homes.co.jp/chintai/room/1065871cf4f081a4a1726fe0b275c60fc5a8dfbe/?bid=1260230001348
"コンロ二口"
  Diff: 
@@ -83 +83 @@
-<gloss>counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords</gloss>
+<gloss>counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords</gloss>
3. A 2020-02-23 03:52:24  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff: 
@@ -66 +66 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="2273800">口がかかる</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="2273800">口がかかる・1</xref>
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