Vocabulary

What does 口止め (くちどめ, kuchidome) mean?

口止め (くちどめ, kuchidome) means forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet.

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Readingくちどめ
Romajikuchidome
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
くちどめ
kuchidome

forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet
  2. 2noun hush money

Also written: 口どめ

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