Keyword
tongue
- reed
- clapper
- Frequency
- #1830
- Strokes
- 6
- Grade
- 6
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 41
Readings
ゼツ50%
した50%
Mnemonic
A dentist checks a thousand open mouths in a row, and behind every set of teeth wiggles a tongue.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
話to speak活activity辞resign乱chaos括tie a loop around憩take a break佸meet刮carefully scrape off舍building [old]恬composure适go栝builder's frame for measuring舐lick䑛to lick甜sweet筈should聒noisy蛞kind of slug舓to lick舔lick with tongue銛harpoon餂to obtain by hook髺the hair disheveled濶wide鴰the crow舚to put out the tongue
Used in vocabulary
舌
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock); reed (of a musical instrument)
Noun
舌足らず
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression); inadequate (explanation)
Noun
舌なめずり
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
Noun
舌っ足らず
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression); inadequate (explanation)
Noun
舌平目
sole (any fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae); red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)
Noun