KOU KU (mouth, opening)

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Character Etymology:

A pictograph of an open mouth.

A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:

on-yomi: KOU KU
kun-yomi: kuchi guchi

English Definitions:

1. KOU (KOO), KU: mouth
2. kuchi: mouth, lips; speach, words; one's taste, stopper, plug; nozzle, orifice, slit, apeture; door, gate, entrance; route, ascent; employment, job; call (for a doctor); share; kind, lot, brand; beginning; rumor, opening (or a boil).

Unicode Encoded Version:

口

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

人口 (jinkoo): population.
出口 (deguchi): exit.
口頭試問 (kootoo shimon): oral examination.

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