Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 閉口(へいこう) in Japanese

閉口
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
へいこう
Romaji
heikō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    dumbfounded; stumped; at one's wits end; nonplussed
    Example sentence
    隣の人々我々昨夜大騒ぎしたので閉口した The people next door were annoyed with us for making so much noise last night.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    annoyed
    Example sentence
    はその問題閉口していた He was stumped by the problem.

Examples of 閉口, へいこう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

11 strokes

closed, shut

On'Yomi: ヘイ

Kun'Yomi: と.じる, と.ざす, し.める, し.まる, た.てる

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

mouth

On'Yomi: コウ, ク

Kun'Yomi: くち

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