合口

Chinese
 
to close; to gather; to join
to close; to gather; to join; to fit; all; together
 mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad.
(合口)		 合 口

Pronunciation

Verb

合口

  1. (literary) to close the mouth
  2. (literary) to say together; to speak in unison
  3. (literary) to quarrel
  4. (of food, dishes) to be to one's taste; to be tasty
  5. (of a wound) to heal up; to form a scab

Noun

合口

  1. (literary) junction; point of convergence (of two rivers)
  2. (Chinese phonetics) Short for 合口呼 (hékǒuhū, “close-mouth sounds”).

Japanese
Kanji in this term
合 口
あい
Grade: 2		 くち
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 合口 – see the following entry.
【あいくち】
[noun] 合口, 合い口: compatibility, rapport, or cooperativeness in anything done together with others
[noun] 合口, 合い口: getting along well with others, affinity
[noun] 合口, 合い口: the join or fit between stones or bricks in masonry or other wall building
[noun] 合口, 合い口: the join or fit between a lid and a container
[noun] 合口, 合い口: a style of constructing a 短刀 (tantō, “short sword; dagger”) without a crossguard, so that the hilt fits directly against the opening of the scabbard
[noun] 匕首, 合口, 合い口: a specific type of dagger with no crossguard, where the hilt fits directly against the opening of the scabbard, often kept concealed in one's clothing
Alternative spellings
合い口, 匕首
(This term, 合口, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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