Vocabulary

What does 嘴 (くちばし, kuchibashi) mean?

嘴 (くちばし, kuchibashi) means beak (of a bird).

Quick facts
Readingくちばし
Romajikuchibashi
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
くちばし
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkuchibashi

beak (of a bird)

  1. 1noun beak; bill

Example sentences

  • This duck's beak is yellow.

  • Birds catch insects with their long beaks.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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