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Word of the Day

口(くち)直(なお)し

Rank #32,320

Found in 242 VNs · 624 total media

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Meanings

nvsvi

removing a bad taste
cleansing one's palate

palate cleanser
intermezzo
dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal

Pitch accent

くちなおし○

Forms

口直し

99.3%

口なおし

<0.1%

くちなおし

<0.1%

Example Sentences

from Jiten

「だから――お願いっていうのは、頼斗くんで口直しをさせてほしいってことなの」

Source: Uchi no Aruji wa Youkai no Joushiki o Shiranai

それから美玲は口直しであざみとスイーツを食べ、俺は雲と冴えない面を並べながらビールで喉を湿らせた。

Source: The Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf -Woolly Eyes GAIDEN-

夜食後の口直しのキャンディを舐めながら、朔は枕元の時計で時刻を確かめた。

Source: Hello Lady!

Kanji

口

mouth

Heisig: mouth

N4Grade 13 strokes#162 freq

On'yomi

コウ、ク

Kun'yomi

くち

Common Compounds

口紅(くちべに)lipstick

口笛(くちぶえ)whistle (sound made with the lips)

口実(こうじつ)excuse, pretext

早口(はやくち)fast-talking, rapid talking

蛇口(じゃぐち)faucet, tap

河口(かこう)mouth of river, estuary

口論(こうろん)quarrel, argument, row

入口(いりぐち)entrance, entry, gate

直

straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair

Heisig: straightaway

Conjugations

suru verb

Dictionary口直しする

Plain present

Polite口直しします

Polite present

Negative口直ししない

Plain negative

Past口直しした

Plain past

Te-form口直しして

Connective

Potential口直しできる

Can do

Passive口直しされる

Is done

Causative口直しさせる

Make do

Volitional口直ししよう

Let's / intend to

Conditional口直しすれば

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Word data and example sentences provided by Jiten.

Kanji details and compound words from KanjiAPI. Visual novel data from VNDB.

Dictionary data from JMdict, KANJIDIC, and JMnedict, property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used in conformance with the Group’s licence.

くちなおし○

Most found in

DIABOLIK LOVERS DARK FATE

8 occurrences

Most found in

DIABOLIK LOVERS DARK FATE

8 occurrences

Grade 2

8 strokes

#136 freq

On'yomi

チョク、ジキ、ジカ

Kun'yomi

ただ.ちに、なお.す、-なお.す、なお.る、なお.き、す.ぐ

Common Compounds

直径(ちょっけい)diameter

直撃(ちょくげき)direct hit

直後(ちょくご)immediately following

直線(ちょくせん)straight line

直進(ちょくしん)going straight on, going straight ahead

値段(ねだん)price, cost

直角(ちょっかく)right angle, perpendicular

直視(ちょくし)taking a straight look at something, looking someone in the eyes

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