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Japanese symbol for “gagging”

Romaji: kuchidome
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; muzzling (someone)

In Japanese, gagging is , read (kuchidome).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; muzzling (someone); gagging; hushing up
  2. n hush money

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

mouth
on: コウ、ク
kun: くち
3 strokes · JLPT 4
stop, halt
on: シ
kun: と.まる、-ど.まり、と.める、-と.める
4 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “gagging”

WordReadingMeaning
くちふうじ kuchifuujimuzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something)
かんこう kankourestraining (speech); gagging; muzzling

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じんこう jinkoupopulation
わるぐち waruguchi(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing
まどぐち madoguchicounter; window; teller window
でぐち deguchiexit; way out
いりぐち iriguchientrance; entry; gate
こうざ kouzaaccount (e.g. bank)
きんし kinshiprohibition; inhibition; ban
ていし teishistoppage; coming to a stop; halt

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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