舌 — kanji meaning “tongue”
舌
tongue, reed, clapper
- Meanings
- tongue, reed, clapper
- On'yomi
- ゼツ (zetsu)
- Kun'yomi
- した
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1830 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 135
- Chinese reading
- shé — Chinese character page
Words with 舌
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毒舌 | どくぜつ dokuzetsu | wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language |
| 舌打ち | したうち shitauchi | clicking one's tongue; tut-tut |
| 弁舌 | べんぜつ benzetsu | speech; eloquence; manner of speaking |
| 二枚舌 | にまいじた nimaijita | double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation |
| 饒舌 | じょうぜつ jouzetsu | talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity |
| 舌戦 | ぜっせん zessen | war of words |
| 筆舌 | ひつぜつ hitsuzetsu | written and spoken words; description |
| 舌足らず | したたらず shitatarazu | unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation |
| 猫舌 | ねこじた nekojita | dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; cat tongue |
| 舌触り | したざわり shitazawari | feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture |
| 舌鼓 | したつづみ shitatsuzumi | smacking one's lips (over food) |
| 舌先 | したさき shitasaki | tip of tongue |
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