くちびる
lip
A mouth 口 down at the bottom, which is why the word opens with くち. The visible edge of it, with a beer びる resting on the rim, and hers are the part everybody comments on: くちびる.
口 くち is the mouth and 唇 くちびる begins with it. リップ is the loanword on the cosmetics.
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