口くち止どめ料りょう
Meanings
Noun
1. hush money
Kanji used
Pitch accent
くちどめりょう
Composed of
口くち止どめ
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; muzzling (someone); gagging; hushing up; hush money
Noun
料りょう
fee; charge; rate; material
Suffix
Examples2
He paid much money to stop her mouth.
The victim of blackmail has been paying hush money for years, but now he realizes it is foolish, and has decided not to pay a red cent more.