JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
口 means mouth. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 3 strokes, read くち or こう. It appears in 入口 (entrance) and 出口 (an exit).
口 is written in 3 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 口 | くち | job opening |
| 入口 | いりぐち | entrance |
| 出口 | でぐち | an exit |
口 tends to carry the sound こう. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 口 | こう | mouth |
| 杏 | こう | apricot |
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