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    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji
    3. 舌

    舌

    舌した

    tongue

    N1KMT9Freq #1830Medicine & HealthKanji6 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    した

    On'yomi

    ゼツ

    tonguereedclapper

    千口

    舌
    口

    Stroke 0 / 6

    Speed1.0x

    舘舒舍舐舖乱刮括舘乱舒舍舐舖

    Concepts using this kanji

    舌

    tongue

    猫舌

    dislike of very hot food or drink

    弁舌

    speech

    舌戦

    war of words

    二枚舌

    double-dealing

    舌先三分

    a glib tongue (with fair words)

    大百舌

    northern shrike

    舌平目

    sole (any fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae)

    口舌の争い

    war of words

    金口木舌

    (public) opinion leader

    毒舌

    wicked tongue

    広長舌

    long talk

    長広舌

    long talk

    舌を出す

    to stick out one's tongue

    舌下神経

    hypoglossal nerve

    口舌

    manner of speaking

    舌先

    tip of tongue

    舌形動物

    pentastomid (any worm of phylum Pentastomida)

    百舌のはやにえ

    butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption

    舌代

    a notice

    舌が回る

    to be talkative

    舌圧子

    tongue depressor

    舌下

    sublingual

    両舌

    double-dealing

    後舌

    rear part of the tongue

    舌長

    boastful (language)

    長広舌を振るう

    to make a long-winded speech

    舌革

    tongue (of a shoe)

    舌先三寸

    eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

    舌下腺

    sublingual gland

    出すことは舌を出すも嫌い

    being exceptionally stingy

    舌側

    lingual (in dentistry)

    筆舌

    written and spoken words

    百舌勘定

    splitting the bill so that the others end up paying the whole amount

    百舌鳥

    shrike (any bird of family Laniidae)

    三寸の舌

    eloquent tongue

    舌三寸

    eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

    舌背音

    dorsal

    そり舌音

    retroflex

    舌音

    lingual sound

    迎え舌

    sticking out one's tongue when putting food in one's mouth

    舌の根

    base of the tongue

    舌根

    root of the tongue

    悪舌

    evil tongue

    舌禍事件

    trouble caused by a slip of the tongue

    毒舌家

    person with a sharp tongue

    良性移動性舌炎

    benign migratory glossitis

    舌頭

    tip of the tongue

    舌触りの良い

    soft and pleasant on the tongue

    舌咽神経

    glossopharyngeal nerve

    舌端音

    laminal consonant

    饒舌

    talkativeness

    無声そり舌破裂音

    voiceless retroflex plosive

    馬鹿舌

    poor taste (in food)

    黒牛の舌

    black cow-tongue (species of tonguefish, Paraplagusia japonica)

    舌歯音

    linguadental consonant

    舌側矯正

    lingual orthodontics (e.g. braces)

    舌頂音

    coronal

    巻き舌

    speaking with a trill

    舌を巻く

    to be astonished

    溝状舌

    fissured tongue

    舌苔

    fur (on one's tongue)

    舌骨

    hyoid bone (of the skull)

    複舌

    diglossia

    舌触りがいい

    soft and pleasant on the tongue

    舌鼓を打つ

    to smack one's lips (over a dish)

    牛の舌

    cow's tongue

    舌下錠

    sublingual tablet

    舌の根の乾かぬうち

    in the same breath

    舌の根も乾かぬうち

    in the same breath

    舌痛症

    burning mouth syndrome

    舌炎

    glossitis

    舌端

    tip of the tongue

    舌虫

    tongue worm (any worm of phylum Pentastomida)

    氷舌

    ice tongue

    歯舌

    radula

    筆舌に尽くしがたい

    beyond description

    舌偏

    kanji "tongue" radical at left

    舌尖音

    apical consonant

    滑舌

    articulation

    舌打ち

    clicking one's tongue

    饒舌家

    talkative person

    貧乏舌

    being unable to discern good food from bad

    舌がもつれる

    to speak unclearly

    舌つき

    unclear speech

    舌なめずり

    licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food)

    舌ピアス

    tongue piercing

    舌たるい

    lisping

    舌が肥える

    to be particular about one's food

    舌耕

    spoken word performance

    笹牛の舌

    bamboo sole (Heteromycteris japonica)

    舌足らず

    unclear speech

    湿舌

    wet (moist) tongue

    駟も舌に及ばず

    rumors travel faster than a four-horse carriage

    舌鋒

    sharp tongue

    舌鋒鋭い

    sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.)

    赤舌鮃

    red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)

    竜舌蘭

    agave

    舌尖

    tip of the tongue

    舌禍

    careless remark

    縞牛の舌

    zebra sole (Zebrias zebrinus)

    舌癖

    tongue thrust

    舌癌

    cancer of the tongue

    鴃舌

    barbarian jabbering

    舌触り

    feel on the tongue (of food or drink)

    舌鼓

    smacking one's lips (over food)

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    • 悪舌
    • 三寸の舌
    • 舌
    • 舌禍
    • 舌鼓を打つ
    • 舌先
    • 舌戦
    • 舌足らず
    • 舌打ち
    • 毒舌
    • 二枚舌
    • 猫舌
    • 百舌鳥
    • 弁舌
    • 竜舌蘭
    • 饒舌
    • 鴃舌
    • 口舌
    • 舌代
    • 舌鋒
    • 舌癌
    • 舌音
    • 舌端
    • 舌頭
    • 巻き舌
    • 筆舌
    • 長広舌
    • 舌下腺
    • 舌先三寸
    • 舌根
    • 舌なめずり
    • 舌鼓
    • 舌触り
    • 両舌
    • 饒舌家
    • 舌触りがいい
    • 舌を出す
    • 筆舌に尽くしがたい
    • 湿舌
    • 舌苔
    • 舌平目
    • 百舌勘定
    • 金口木舌
    • 舌先三分
    • 舌禍事件
    • 舌ピアス
    • 滑舌
    • 舌骨
    • 牛の舌
    • 黒牛の舌
    • 出すことは舌を出すも嫌い
    • 舌偏
    • 大百舌
    • 舌三寸
    • 舌たるい
    • 毒舌家
    • 舌形動物
    • 舌虫
    • 舌を巻く
    • 長広舌を振るう
    • 舌が肥える
    • 良性移動性舌炎
    • 縞牛の舌
    • 笹牛の舌
    • 舌が回る
    • 溝状舌
    • 舌耕
    • 赤舌鮃
    • 舌革
    • 舌炎
    • 舌圧子
    • 舌咽神経
    • 舌下神経
    • 舌下錠
    • 舌下
    • 百舌のはやにえ
    • 舌背音
    • 舌頂音
    • そり舌音
    • 無声そり舌破裂音
    • 舌尖
    • 駟も舌に及ばず
    • 口舌の争い
    • 舌の根の乾かぬうち
    • 舌の根も乾かぬうち
    • 後舌
    • 氷舌
    • 舌がもつれる
    • 舌の根
    • 貧乏舌
    • 舌鋒鋭い
    • 複舌
    • 舌つき
    • 馬鹿舌
    • 迎え舌
    • 舌触りの良い
    • 舌側矯正
    • 舌側
    • 舌尖音
    • 舌端音
    • 舌歯音
    • 広長舌
    • 舌長
    • 舌痛症
    • 舌癖
    • 歯舌

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