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口

くち

mouth

Mnemonic

A square drawn open with nothing at all inside it. The dentist wants it wider than that. Coo く, chi ち, come on, all the way: くち.

Worth knowing

Turns into ぐち in compounds: 入口 いりぐち is an entrance.

Built from

mouth
A pictograph. A square drawn open, with nothing in it.

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