Vocabulary

What does 文句 (もんく, monku) mean?

文句 (もんく, monku) means complaint.

Quick facts
Readingもんく
Romajimonku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
もんく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmonku

complaint

GenkiGenki 21
  1. 1noun complaint; grumbling; objection
  2. 2noun phrase; words; expression

Example sentences

  • He does nothing but complain all the time.

  • I have no complaints about this dish.

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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.

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