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口がきけない； 口が利けない； 口が聞けない [iK]
【 くちがきけない 】
1. [adj-i,exp]
▶ unable to speak
▶ inarticulate
▶ mute
▶ speechless
▶ tongue-tied
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2086150 口をきく 1. to speak; to talk

Conjugations


History:
9. A 2020-11-28 23:51:41  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
gg5
  Comments: 
"dumb" is dated/offensive. I think it's best left out.
  Diff: 
@@ -24 +23,0 @@
-<gloss>dumb</gloss>
@@ -25,0 +25 @@
+<gloss>tongue-tied</gloss>
8. A* 2020-11-28 07:24:32 
  Diff: 
@@ -20 +20 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1591100">利く・2</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="2086150">口をきく・1</xref>
7. A 2020-11-28 01:07:51  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
Not sure "dumbstruck" works that well here.
  Diff: 
@@ -21,0 +22 @@
+<gloss>inarticulate</gloss>
@@ -24 +24,0 @@
-<gloss>inarticulate</gloss>
@@ -26 +25,0 @@
-<gloss>dumbstruck</gloss>
6. A* 2020-11-26 13:58:20 
  Refs: 
https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=口が利けない
  Diff: 
@@ -21,0 +22,2 @@
+<gloss>mute</gloss>
+<gloss>dumb</gloss>
@@ -22,0 +25,2 @@
+<gloss>speechless</gloss>
+<gloss>dumbstruck</gloss>
5. A 2020-04-25 22:33:27  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
Can be closed. See 1591100.
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