くちもと

Japanese
Alternative spelling
口元

Etymology

From 口(くち) (kuchi) + 元(もと) (moto).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) くちもと [kùchímótó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕimo̞to̞]

Noun

くちもと • (kuchimoto) ←くちもと (kutimoto)?

  1. the mouth (as a general area on the face); the lips
    口(くち)元(もと)に手(て)を当(あ)てる
    kuchimoto ni te o ateru
    to put one's hand to one's face
    口(くち)元(もと)にほくろがある
    kuchimoto ni hokuro ga aru
    to have a mole near one's mouth
    口(くち)元(もと)に微(ほほ)笑(え)みを浮(う)かべる
    kuchimoto ni hohoemi o ukaberu
    to smile slightly
    (literally, “to float a slight smile near one's mouth”)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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