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Japanese symbol for “talkative”

Romaji: karukuchi
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

In Japanese, talkative is , read (karukuchi).

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. adj-no, n talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
  2. n witty remark; light joke; amusing talk

Kanji and stroke order

lightly, trifling, unimportant
on: ケイ、キョウ、キン
kun: かる.い、かろ.やか、かろ.んじる
12 strokes · JLPT 3
mouth
on: コウ、ク
kun: くち
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “talkative”

WordReadingMeaning
くちだっしゃ kuchidasshaeloquent; glib; talkative
おしゃべり oshaberichatty; talkative; chatterbox
くちまめ kuchimametalkative; voluble
くちがおおい kuchigaooitalkative; loquacious; garrulous
くちかずがおおい kuchikazugaooitalkative

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きがる kigarucarefree; buoyant; lighthearted
てがる tegarueasy; simple; informal
かるい karuilight (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
けいげん keigenabatement; reduction
けいしょう keishouminor injury
けいし keishimaking light of; thinking little of; slighting
じんこう jinkoupopulation
わるぐち waruguchi(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing

See also: Chinese symbol for “talkative”.

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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